Question

I have this small script and I was wondering if someone could tell me where I’m going wrong. It is basically watching a folder, and if a file with .php.something-else is uploaded, it should be deleted.

How do I get grep the file name?
Essentially, I want to check if FILE has an extention .php.something-else.

inotifywait -m -r --format '%w%f' -e create /samplefolder | while read FILE
do
      if grep '*.php.* ; then  <<-----HERE, I WANT THE FILE NAME
         /bin/rm $FILE
      fi     
done

Answer 1

You don’t need grep. Check for the file’s existence and delete it:

if [ -f *.php.* ] ; then 
     /bin/rm $FILE
  fi     

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You can use case to match it:

case $FILE in
*.php.*)
     /bin/rm $FILE
esac