I have a script that copies a file from one directory to another indefinitely (until cancelled) as a test. I am trying to write a bash script that takes file.xml, copies it to a directory, but increments the filename each time, i.e. file1.xml, file2.xml, etc. I've been coming up short thus far with the solutions I've found on SE. Any help would be appreciated.
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What are you testing with that, the page cache...?Hauke Laging– Hauke Laging2021-11-23 15:56:19 +00:00Commented Nov 23, 2021 at 15:56
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#! /bin/bash
source_path='/path/to/file.xml'
dest_dir_path='/path/to/dest'
i=1
while true; do
cp "$source_path" "${/path/to/dest}/file${i}.xml"
((i++))
done
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Appreciate it. That is way better than the nightmare I tried.Dijitaljedi– Dijitaljedi2021-11-23 18:08:13 +00:00Commented Nov 23, 2021 at 18:08