--- foxridge-archiver/unarchivemany.sh	2005/09/20 17:30:34	1.2
+++ foxridge-archiver/unarchivemany.sh	2006/06/23 09:49:06	1.5
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-VERSION="unarchivemany V0.1 (14.6.2005 ROC)"
+VERSION="unarchivemany V0.2 (23.6.2006 ROC)"
 
 if [ -z "$1$2" ]
 then
     echo $VERSION
     echo "use: $0 docdir dirlist"
-    echo "  Unrchives the directories given in the file dirlist inside docdir."
+    echo "  Unarchives the directories given in the file dirlist inside docdir."
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-cat $DIRLIST | while read DIR
+CNT=0
+
+# read directories from DIRLIST
+while read DIR
 do
+    CNT=$(( $CNT + 1 ))
     if [ -d "$BASEDIR/$DIR" ]
     then
-	echo "unarchiving $DIR..."
+	echo "$CNT: unarchiving $DIR..."
 	if /usr/local/mpiwg/archive/unarchiver "$BASEDIR/$DIR"
 	then
 	    echo "  done on `date`"
@@ -38,6 +42,11 @@ do
 	    # abort?
 	fi
     else
-	echo "ERROR: document directory $BASEDIR/$DIR not found!"
+	echo "$CNT: ERROR: document directory $BASEDIR/$DIR not found!"
     fi
-done
+done < $DIRLIST
+
+if [ $CNT = 0 ]
+then
+    echo "$CNT ERROR: the list file $DIRLIST seems to be empty!"
+fi