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#
# scripts | asciis | execs | dirs <path>
# Locate file based on its type in a given path.
# A path is required.
#
if [ $# -ne 1 ]
then
echo "usage: $0 pathname"
exit 0
fi

PROG=`basename $0`      # grab the program name sans

# its path
FILE="file $1/* "       # how we want the file command
# executed
EOL='s/:.*$//'          # define how to clean up output
# from the file command
DTOEOL="sed "$EOL       # command to do the clean up

case $PROG in
scripts)
$FILE | grep "commands text"  | $DTOEOL ;;
asciis)
$FILE | grep "ascii text" | $DTOEOL ;;
execs)
$FILE | grep "executable" | $DTOEOL ;;
dirs)
$FILE | grep "directory" | $DTOEOL ;;
esac