Bash Scripts

checkForStringInFile.sh

# This checks for a string in a file                                                                                                        

search='sawfish'
file='maze.atr'

if [ $(strings $file | grep -i $search) ]
then
    echo $search found in file $file
else
    echo $search not found in file $file !
fi

searchAndCopy.sh

# Search file names, save the matching results to                                                                                           
# a file ('result') and copy found files to a folder                                                                                        

# Result already there? If so, delete it                                                                                                    
if [ $(find . -name "result") ]
then
    echo Deleting existing result....
    rm result
else
    echo New result file will be created....
fi

# Search                                                                                                                                    
find ~/ -name "*.atr" > result

# Make destination folder                                                                                                                   
mkdir filesFound

# Read result line by line and copy found files to destination....                                                                          
files=0
while read result
do
    let "files=files+1"
    echo Files $files: Copying "$result"....
    cp "$result" filesFound
done < result

echo Done! $files found and copied....