After looking at my post, I thought maybe showing the contents of the directories involved might help show the logic (??) of the script.
/u05/oracle/admin> ls ACP1/ HLPP/ HRP1/ INTP/ MOBP/ RCNP/ RSAP/ TIMP/ /u05/oracle/admin/ACP1/backup> ls -l -rw-r----- 1 oracle dba 3645440 Jan 15 22:09 CONTROL_FILE.BAK drwxr-x--- 2 oracle dba 8192 Jan 15 22:00 DIR1/ drwxr-x--- 2 oracle dba 8192 Jan 14 22:00 DIR2/ -rw-r----- 1 oracle dba 847053824 Jan 15 22:08 mjed073k_1_1_DATA -rw-r----- 1 oracle dba 14367744 Jan 15 22:09 mked07kf_1_1_ARCH -rw-r----- 1 oracle dba 14367744 Jan 15 22:09 mled07kj_1_1_ARCH -rw-r----- 1 oracle dba 3662848 Jan 15 22:09 mmed07ko_1_1_CONTROL /u05/oracle/admin/ACP1/backup/DIR2> ls -l -rw-r----- 1 oracle dba 3645440 Jan 13 22:09 CONTROL_FILE.BAK -rw-r----- 1 oracle dba 844276736 Jan 13 22:07 mbecqubk_1_1_DATA -rw-r----- 1 oracle dba 16161792 Jan 13 22:09 mcecqusf_1_1_ARCH -rw-r----- 1 oracle dba 16161792 Jan 13 22:09 mdecqusk_1_1_ARCH -rw-r----- 1 oracle dba 3662848 Jan 13 22:09 meecqusp_1_1_CONTROL -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Stephen Lee INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).