Using test with wildcards 3

[johngiggs]

I have the following script which I am using to add volumes to different files, but I'm not sure how to go about using test with wildcards.

#!/bin/ksh
while read TAPELIST
do
TAPEPREFIX=`echo $TAPELIST |cut -c 1-3`
TAPESERIES=`echo $TAPELIST |cut -c 4-6`
TAPENUM=`echo $TAPELIST |cut -c 1-6`
if [ $TAPEPREFIX = "509" ] && [ $TAPESERIES != "3[0-9][0-9]" ]
then
echo $TAPELIST >> TNTN.$TODAY
else
if [ $TAPEPREFIX = "700" ]
then
echo $TAPELIST >> MTV.$TODAY
else
echo $TAPELIST >> NDHM.$TODAY
fi
fi
done

I would like to make the following line work so that if the value of $TAPESERIES is 3 followed by two more numbers, it will not go to TNTN.$TODAY.

if [ $TAPEPREFIX = "509" ] && [ $TAPESERIES != "3[0-9][0-9]" ]

I tried using "3??" and "3*", but they did not work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

John

 

[Annihilannic]

You need to use the Korn shell version of test, with the double brackets, and not surround the pattern with speech marks, e.g.

if [[ $TAPEPREFIX = 509 ]] && [[ $TAPESERIES != 3[0-9][0-9] ]]

Annihilannic.

 

[vgersh99]

OR:

if [[ $TAPEPREFIX = 509 ]] && [[ $TAPESERIES != @(3[0-9][0-9]) ]]

vlad
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[johngiggs]

Thanks Annihilannic & vgersh99!! Both of your solutions work!! If I did in fact want to do it with the Bourne shell, how could I do that?

Thanks,

John

 

[Annihilannic]

if echo $TAPEPREFIX | grep -w "3[0-9][0-9]" > /dev/null

... is one possible option. Some greps can use -q instead of redirecting to null.

Annihilannic.

 

[Ygor]

Might be simpler to use case....
[tt]
case $TAPENUM in
509[!3]*) echo TNTN ;;
700*) echo MTV ;;
*) echo NHTM ;;
esac