Parenthesis works in bash shell itself, but not in bash script
I can run this command from my command line prompt:
cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./
To recursively copy all contents of folder except for the subdirectory named exclude-me into the current directory. This works exactly as intended. However, I need this to work in a bash script I've written, where I have this:
if [ -d "folder" ]; then
cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./
rm -rf folder
fi
But when I run the script:
bash my-script.sh
I get this:
my-script.sh: line 30: syntax error near unexpected token `('
my-script.sh: line 30: ` cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./'
And I'm at a loss as to why it works from the command prompt, but the exact same line doesn't work in a bash script.
bash shell-script
edited Dec 20 '18 at 0:14
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Sep 25 '14 at 18:20
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I can run this command from my command line prompt:
cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./
To recursively copy all contents of folder except for the subdirectory named exclude-me into the current directory. This works exactly as intended. However, I need this to work in a bash script I've written, where I have this:
if [ -d "folder" ]; then
cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./
rm -rf folder
fi
But when I run the script:
bash my-script.sh
I get this:
my-script.sh: line 30: syntax error near unexpected token `('
my-script.sh: line 30: ` cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./'
And I'm at a loss as to why it works from the command prompt, but the exact same line doesn't work in a bash script.
bash shell-script
edited Dec 20 '18 at 0:14
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
asked Sep 25 '14 at 18:20
nzifnab
15316
add a comment |
I can run this command from my command line prompt:
cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./
To recursively copy all contents of folder except for the subdirectory named exclude-me into the current directory. This works exactly as intended. However, I need this to work in a bash script I've written, where I have this:
if [ -d "folder" ]; then
cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./
rm -rf folder
fi
But when I run the script:
bash my-script.sh
I get this:
my-script.sh: line 30: syntax error near unexpected token `('
my-script.sh: line 30: ` cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./'
And I'm at a loss as to why it works from the command prompt, but the exact same line doesn't work in a bash script.
bash shell-script
edited Dec 20 '18 at 0:14
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
asked Sep 25 '14 at 18:20
nzifnab
15316
I can run this command from my command line prompt:
cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./
To recursively copy all contents of folder except for the subdirectory named exclude-me into the current directory. This works exactly as intended. However, I need this to work in a bash script I've written, where I have this:
if [ -d "folder" ]; then
cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./
rm -rf folder
fi
But when I run the script:
bash my-script.sh
I get this:
my-script.sh: line 30: syntax error near unexpected token `('
my-script.sh: line 30: ` cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./'
And I'm at a loss as to why it works from the command prompt, but the exact same line doesn't work in a bash script.
bash shell-script
bash shell-script
edited Dec 20 '18 at 0:14
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
asked Sep 25 '14 at 18:20
nzifnab
15316
edited Dec 20 '18 at 0:14
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
asked Sep 25 '14 at 18:20
nzifnab
15316
edited Dec 20 '18 at 0:14
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
edited Dec 20 '18 at 0:14
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
edited Dec 20 '18 at 0:14
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
39k1479130
asked Sep 25 '14 at 18:20
nzifnab
15316
asked Sep 25 '14 at 18:20
nzifnab
15316
asked Sep 25 '14 at 18:20
nzifnab
15316
15316
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That's because the syntax you're using depends on a particular bash feature which is not activated by default for non-interactive shells (scripts). You can activate it by adding the relevant command to your script:
## Enable extended globbing features
shopt -s extglob
if [ -d "folder" ]; then
cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./
rm -rf folder
fi
This is the relevant section of man bash:
If the extglob shell option is enabled using the shopt builtin, several
extended pattern matching operators are recognized. In the following
description, a pattern-list is a list of one or more patterns separated
by a |. Composite patterns may be formed using one or more of the fol‐
lowing sub-patterns:
?(pattern-list)
Matches zero or one occurrence of the given patterns
*(pattern-list)
Matches zero or more occurrences of the given patterns
+(pattern-list)
Matches one or more occurrences of the given patterns
@(pattern-list)
Matches one of the given patterns
!(pattern-list)
Matches anything except one of the given patterns
answered Sep 25 '14 at 18:24
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Add this line near top of your script:
shopt -s extglob
!(...) is an extended pattern matching feature, you need extglob option enable to use it. See shopt builtin for more details.
answered Sep 25 '14 at 18:22
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That's because the syntax you're using depends on a particular bash feature which is not activated by default for non-interactive shells (scripts). You can activate it by adding the relevant command to your script:
## Enable extended globbing features
shopt -s extglob
if [ -d "folder" ]; then
cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./
rm -rf folder
fi
This is the relevant section of man bash:
If the extglob shell option is enabled using the shopt builtin, several
extended pattern matching operators are recognized. In the following
description, a pattern-list is a list of one or more patterns separated
by a |. Composite patterns may be formed using one or more of the fol‐
lowing sub-patterns:
?(pattern-list)
Matches zero or one occurrence of the given patterns
*(pattern-list)
Matches zero or more occurrences of the given patterns
+(pattern-list)
Matches one or more occurrences of the given patterns
@(pattern-list)
Matches one of the given patterns
!(pattern-list)
Matches anything except one of the given patterns
answered Sep 25 '14 at 18:24
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That's because the syntax you're using depends on a particular bash feature which is not activated by default for non-interactive shells (scripts). You can activate it by adding the relevant command to your script:
## Enable extended globbing features
shopt -s extglob
if [ -d "folder" ]; then
cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./
rm -rf folder
fi
This is the relevant section of man bash:
If the extglob shell option is enabled using the shopt builtin, several
extended pattern matching operators are recognized. In the following
description, a pattern-list is a list of one or more patterns separated
by a |. Composite patterns may be formed using one or more of the fol‐
lowing sub-patterns:
?(pattern-list)
Matches zero or one occurrence of the given patterns
*(pattern-list)
Matches zero or more occurrences of the given patterns
+(pattern-list)
Matches one or more occurrences of the given patterns
@(pattern-list)
Matches one of the given patterns
!(pattern-list)
Matches anything except one of the given patterns
answered Sep 25 '14 at 18:24
terdon♦
128k31249423
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That's because the syntax you're using depends on a particular bash feature which is not activated by default for non-interactive shells (scripts). You can activate it by adding the relevant command to your script:
## Enable extended globbing features
shopt -s extglob
if [ -d "folder" ]; then
cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./
rm -rf folder
fi
This is the relevant section of man bash:
If the extglob shell option is enabled using the shopt builtin, several
extended pattern matching operators are recognized. In the following
description, a pattern-list is a list of one or more patterns separated
by a |. Composite patterns may be formed using one or more of the fol‐
lowing sub-patterns:
?(pattern-list)
Matches zero or one occurrence of the given patterns
*(pattern-list)
Matches zero or more occurrences of the given patterns
+(pattern-list)
Matches one or more occurrences of the given patterns
@(pattern-list)
Matches one of the given patterns
!(pattern-list)
Matches anything except one of the given patterns
answered Sep 25 '14 at 18:24
terdon♦
128k31249423
That's because the syntax you're using depends on a particular bash feature which is not activated by default for non-interactive shells (scripts). You can activate it by adding the relevant command to your script:
## Enable extended globbing features
shopt -s extglob
if [ -d "folder" ]; then
cp -r folder/!(exclude-me) ./
rm -rf folder
fi
This is the relevant section of man bash:
If the extglob shell option is enabled using the shopt builtin, several
extended pattern matching operators are recognized. In the following
description, a pattern-list is a list of one or more patterns separated
by a |. Composite patterns may be formed using one or more of the fol‐
lowing sub-patterns:
?(pattern-list)
Matches zero or one occurrence of the given patterns
*(pattern-list)
Matches zero or more occurrences of the given patterns
+(pattern-list)
Matches one or more occurrences of the given patterns
@(pattern-list)
Matches one of the given patterns
!(pattern-list)
Matches anything except one of the given patterns
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Add this line near top of your script:
shopt -s extglob
!(...) is an extended pattern matching feature, you need extglob option enable to use it. See shopt builtin for more details.
answered Sep 25 '14 at 18:22
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Add this line near top of your script:
shopt -s extglob
!(...) is an extended pattern matching feature, you need extglob option enable to use it. See shopt builtin for more details.
answered Sep 25 '14 at 18:22
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Add this line near top of your script:
shopt -s extglob
!(...) is an extended pattern matching feature, you need extglob option enable to use it. See shopt builtin for more details.
answered Sep 25 '14 at 18:22
cuonglm
102k23201301
Add this line near top of your script:
shopt -s extglob
!(...) is an extended pattern matching feature, you need extglob option enable to use it. See shopt builtin for more details.
answered Sep 25 '14 at 18:22
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answered Sep 25 '14 at 18:22
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