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Recursive shell script to list files
I'm trying to write a shell script that lists certain types of files in a Directory (and sub-directories). I'm struggling with the recursive part.
Here's what I have:
#!/bin/sh
#download dir
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
echo "Starting Script..."
for FILE in $DOWNLOADING_DIR/*
do
if [ -d "$FILE" ]
then
echo "...Checking Directory "$FILE
for DFILE in $FILE/*
do
echo "Found file ... $DFILE"
done
else
echo "Found file ... $FILE"
echo ""
fi
done
The problem is when it finds the directory, it doesn't find any names of files in the directory. It just lists the sub-directory name and not the files in the sub. It works for the files in the first directory.
I need this script to search out .txt or .doc files and move them to another directory.
shell directory
edited Jan 12 at 21:11
wjandrea
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asked Jan 12 at 18:32
Borg357Borg357
183
add a comment |
I'm trying to write a shell script that lists certain types of files in a Directory (and sub-directories). I'm struggling with the recursive part.
Here's what I have:
#!/bin/sh
#download dir
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
echo "Starting Script..."
for FILE in $DOWNLOADING_DIR/*
do
if [ -d "$FILE" ]
then
echo "...Checking Directory "$FILE
for DFILE in $FILE/*
do
echo "Found file ... $DFILE"
done
else
echo "Found file ... $FILE"
echo ""
fi
done
The problem is when it finds the directory, it doesn't find any names of files in the directory. It just lists the sub-directory name and not the files in the sub. It works for the files in the first directory.
I need this script to search out .txt or .doc files and move them to another directory.
shell directory
edited Jan 12 at 21:11
wjandrea
496413
asked Jan 12 at 18:32
Borg357Borg357
183
I would suggest that you can probably do this with "find" and "dirname" and maybe "cut" depending on what exactly your goal is.
– Perkins
Jan 13 at 4:23
add a comment |
I'm trying to write a shell script that lists certain types of files in a Directory (and sub-directories). I'm struggling with the recursive part.
Here's what I have:
#!/bin/sh
#download dir
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
echo "Starting Script..."
for FILE in $DOWNLOADING_DIR/*
do
if [ -d "$FILE" ]
then
echo "...Checking Directory "$FILE
for DFILE in $FILE/*
do
echo "Found file ... $DFILE"
done
else
echo "Found file ... $FILE"
echo ""
fi
done
The problem is when it finds the directory, it doesn't find any names of files in the directory. It just lists the sub-directory name and not the files in the sub. It works for the files in the first directory.
I need this script to search out .txt or .doc files and move them to another directory.
shell directory
edited Jan 12 at 21:11
wjandrea
496413
asked Jan 12 at 18:32
Borg357Borg357
183
I'm trying to write a shell script that lists certain types of files in a Directory (and sub-directories). I'm struggling with the recursive part.
Here's what I have:
#!/bin/sh
#download dir
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
echo "Starting Script..."
for FILE in $DOWNLOADING_DIR/*
do
if [ -d "$FILE" ]
then
echo "...Checking Directory "$FILE
for DFILE in $FILE/*
do
echo "Found file ... $DFILE"
done
else
echo "Found file ... $FILE"
echo ""
fi
done
The problem is when it finds the directory, it doesn't find any names of files in the directory. It just lists the sub-directory name and not the files in the sub. It works for the files in the first directory.
I need this script to search out .txt or .doc files and move them to another directory.
shell directory
shell directory
edited Jan 12 at 21:11
wjandrea
496413
asked Jan 12 at 18:32
Borg357Borg357
183
edited Jan 12 at 21:11
wjandrea
496413
asked Jan 12 at 18:32
Borg357Borg357
183
edited Jan 12 at 21:11
wjandrea
496413
edited Jan 12 at 21:11
wjandrea
496413
edited Jan 12 at 21:11
wjandrea
496413
496413
asked Jan 12 at 18:32
Borg357Borg357
183
asked Jan 12 at 18:32
Borg357Borg357
183
asked Jan 12 at 18:32
Borg357Borg357
183
183
I would suggest that you can probably do this with "find" and "dirname" and maybe "cut" depending on what exactly your goal is.
– Perkins
Jan 13 at 4:23
add a comment |
I would suggest that you can probably do this with "find" and "dirname" and maybe "cut" depending on what exactly your goal is.
– Perkins
Jan 13 at 4:23
I would suggest that you can probably do this with "find" and "dirname" and maybe "cut" depending on what exactly your goal is.
– Perkins
Jan 13 at 4:23
I would suggest that you can probably do this with "find" and "dirname" and maybe "cut" depending on what exactly your goal is.
– Perkins
Jan 13 at 4:23
add a comment |
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Your script is not recursive, as it does not call itself.
Here is a variation that implements something like what you have recursively:
#!/bin/bash
walk_dir () {
shopt -s nullglob dotglob
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
else
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
The function walk_dir takes a directory pathname as its only argument and iterates over its content. If a directory is found, it calls itself recursively to traverse that sub-directory.
Modifying this to find the files whose filename suffix is either .txt or .doc:
#!/bin/bash
walk_dir () {
shopt -s nullglob dotglob
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
else
case "$pathname" in
*.txt|*.doc)
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
esac
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
Note that by "file" above we really mean anything that is not a directory or a symbolic link to a directory, which may not be the same as a regular file. By setting the dotglob and nullglob shell options in bash, we are able to find hidden pathnames and will not have to test specially for possibly empty directories.
A variation for /bin/sh that does not care about hidden names:
#!/bin/sh
walk_dir () {
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
elif [ -e "$pathname" ]; then
case "$pathname" in
*.txt|*.doc)
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
esac
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
With the globstar and exglob shell options in bash, one could even do the following (with no recursion) to move the files:
shopt -s globstar extglob
mv "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"/**/*.@(txt|doc) "$destdir"
... unless the resulting file list turned out to be too long. The ** matches across slashes in pathnames (enabled by globstar) and *.@(txt|doc) matches any filename that ends with either .txt or .doc (enabled by extglob).
A far more efficient and portable way to find regular files with a filename suffix of either .txt or .doc in or under some top-level directory $topdir, and to move them to some other directory $destdir:
find "$topdir" -type f ( -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.doc' )
-exec mv {} "$destdir" ;
With GNU mv you can make it a bit more efficient,
find "$topdir" -type f ( -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.doc' )
-exec mv -t "$destdir" {} +
This variation would move batches of files instead of one file at a time. Use mv with -v to see what gets moved, or add -print before -exec to get a listing of the pathnames that mv is called with.
answered Jan 12 at 18:45
KusalanandaKusalananda
129k16243401
2
I think the there are two questions OP asked 1) What is the error in the code of OP? 2) How to move files to another directory?
– PRY
Jan 12 at 18:47
@P_Yadav Yes, I'm currently writing the answer to that first question.
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 18:49
I think I'll go toward the efficient route as you said.. and look into find instead of the loops.
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 22:51
'find "$DOWNLOADING_DIR" -type f ( -name '.tex' -o -name '.doc' -o -name '*.txt' ) -exec mv -v {} "$COMPLETED_DIR" ;' Is what I went with. It works well. @Kusalananda, But another question, if I may. How does one skip moving a file.. Like if the file contains with file name "sample", is it possible to skip moving that file to the new directory?
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 23:25
1
@Borg357 Also note that the parentheses need to be escaped (they weren't in your comment).
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 23:42
|
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Your script is not recursive, as it does not call itself.
Here is a variation that implements something like what you have recursively:
#!/bin/bash
walk_dir () {
shopt -s nullglob dotglob
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
else
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
The function walk_dir takes a directory pathname as its only argument and iterates over its content. If a directory is found, it calls itself recursively to traverse that sub-directory.
Modifying this to find the files whose filename suffix is either .txt or .doc:
#!/bin/bash
walk_dir () {
shopt -s nullglob dotglob
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
else
case "$pathname" in
*.txt|*.doc)
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
esac
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
Note that by "file" above we really mean anything that is not a directory or a symbolic link to a directory, which may not be the same as a regular file. By setting the dotglob and nullglob shell options in bash, we are able to find hidden pathnames and will not have to test specially for possibly empty directories.
A variation for /bin/sh that does not care about hidden names:
#!/bin/sh
walk_dir () {
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
elif [ -e "$pathname" ]; then
case "$pathname" in
*.txt|*.doc)
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
esac
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
With the globstar and exglob shell options in bash, one could even do the following (with no recursion) to move the files:
shopt -s globstar extglob
mv "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"/**/*.@(txt|doc) "$destdir"
... unless the resulting file list turned out to be too long. The ** matches across slashes in pathnames (enabled by globstar) and *.@(txt|doc) matches any filename that ends with either .txt or .doc (enabled by extglob).
A far more efficient and portable way to find regular files with a filename suffix of either .txt or .doc in or under some top-level directory $topdir, and to move them to some other directory $destdir:
find "$topdir" -type f ( -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.doc' )
-exec mv {} "$destdir" ;
With GNU mv you can make it a bit more efficient,
find "$topdir" -type f ( -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.doc' )
-exec mv -t "$destdir" {} +
This variation would move batches of files instead of one file at a time. Use mv with -v to see what gets moved, or add -print before -exec to get a listing of the pathnames that mv is called with.
answered Jan 12 at 18:45
KusalanandaKusalananda
129k16243401
2
I think the there are two questions OP asked 1) What is the error in the code of OP? 2) How to move files to another directory?
– PRY
Jan 12 at 18:47
@P_Yadav Yes, I'm currently writing the answer to that first question.
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 18:49
I think I'll go toward the efficient route as you said.. and look into find instead of the loops.
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 22:51
'find "$DOWNLOADING_DIR" -type f ( -name '.tex' -o -name '.doc' -o -name '*.txt' ) -exec mv -v {} "$COMPLETED_DIR" ;' Is what I went with. It works well. @Kusalananda, But another question, if I may. How does one skip moving a file.. Like if the file contains with file name "sample", is it possible to skip moving that file to the new directory?
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 23:25
1
@Borg357 Also note that the parentheses need to be escaped (they weren't in your comment).
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 23:42
|
show 4 more comments
Your script is not recursive, as it does not call itself.
Here is a variation that implements something like what you have recursively:
#!/bin/bash
walk_dir () {
shopt -s nullglob dotglob
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
else
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
The function walk_dir takes a directory pathname as its only argument and iterates over its content. If a directory is found, it calls itself recursively to traverse that sub-directory.
Modifying this to find the files whose filename suffix is either .txt or .doc:
#!/bin/bash
walk_dir () {
shopt -s nullglob dotglob
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
else
case "$pathname" in
*.txt|*.doc)
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
esac
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
Note that by "file" above we really mean anything that is not a directory or a symbolic link to a directory, which may not be the same as a regular file. By setting the dotglob and nullglob shell options in bash, we are able to find hidden pathnames and will not have to test specially for possibly empty directories.
A variation for /bin/sh that does not care about hidden names:
#!/bin/sh
walk_dir () {
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
elif [ -e "$pathname" ]; then
case "$pathname" in
*.txt|*.doc)
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
esac
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
With the globstar and exglob shell options in bash, one could even do the following (with no recursion) to move the files:
shopt -s globstar extglob
mv "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"/**/*.@(txt|doc) "$destdir"
... unless the resulting file list turned out to be too long. The ** matches across slashes in pathnames (enabled by globstar) and *.@(txt|doc) matches any filename that ends with either .txt or .doc (enabled by extglob).
A far more efficient and portable way to find regular files with a filename suffix of either .txt or .doc in or under some top-level directory $topdir, and to move them to some other directory $destdir:
find "$topdir" -type f ( -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.doc' )
-exec mv {} "$destdir" ;
With GNU mv you can make it a bit more efficient,
find "$topdir" -type f ( -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.doc' )
-exec mv -t "$destdir" {} +
This variation would move batches of files instead of one file at a time. Use mv with -v to see what gets moved, or add -print before -exec to get a listing of the pathnames that mv is called with.
answered Jan 12 at 18:45
KusalanandaKusalananda
129k16243401
2
I think the there are two questions OP asked 1) What is the error in the code of OP? 2) How to move files to another directory?
– PRY
Jan 12 at 18:47
@P_Yadav Yes, I'm currently writing the answer to that first question.
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 18:49
I think I'll go toward the efficient route as you said.. and look into find instead of the loops.
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 22:51
'find "$DOWNLOADING_DIR" -type f ( -name '.tex' -o -name '.doc' -o -name '*.txt' ) -exec mv -v {} "$COMPLETED_DIR" ;' Is what I went with. It works well. @Kusalananda, But another question, if I may. How does one skip moving a file.. Like if the file contains with file name "sample", is it possible to skip moving that file to the new directory?
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 23:25
1
@Borg357 Also note that the parentheses need to be escaped (they weren't in your comment).
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 23:42
|
show 4 more comments
Your script is not recursive, as it does not call itself.
Here is a variation that implements something like what you have recursively:
#!/bin/bash
walk_dir () {
shopt -s nullglob dotglob
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
else
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
The function walk_dir takes a directory pathname as its only argument and iterates over its content. If a directory is found, it calls itself recursively to traverse that sub-directory.
Modifying this to find the files whose filename suffix is either .txt or .doc:
#!/bin/bash
walk_dir () {
shopt -s nullglob dotglob
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
else
case "$pathname" in
*.txt|*.doc)
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
esac
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
Note that by "file" above we really mean anything that is not a directory or a symbolic link to a directory, which may not be the same as a regular file. By setting the dotglob and nullglob shell options in bash, we are able to find hidden pathnames and will not have to test specially for possibly empty directories.
A variation for /bin/sh that does not care about hidden names:
#!/bin/sh
walk_dir () {
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
elif [ -e "$pathname" ]; then
case "$pathname" in
*.txt|*.doc)
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
esac
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
With the globstar and exglob shell options in bash, one could even do the following (with no recursion) to move the files:
shopt -s globstar extglob
mv "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"/**/*.@(txt|doc) "$destdir"
... unless the resulting file list turned out to be too long. The ** matches across slashes in pathnames (enabled by globstar) and *.@(txt|doc) matches any filename that ends with either .txt or .doc (enabled by extglob).
A far more efficient and portable way to find regular files with a filename suffix of either .txt or .doc in or under some top-level directory $topdir, and to move them to some other directory $destdir:
find "$topdir" -type f ( -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.doc' )
-exec mv {} "$destdir" ;
With GNU mv you can make it a bit more efficient,
find "$topdir" -type f ( -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.doc' )
-exec mv -t "$destdir" {} +
This variation would move batches of files instead of one file at a time. Use mv with -v to see what gets moved, or add -print before -exec to get a listing of the pathnames that mv is called with.
answered Jan 12 at 18:45
KusalanandaKusalananda
129k16243401
Your script is not recursive, as it does not call itself.
Here is a variation that implements something like what you have recursively:
#!/bin/bash
walk_dir () {
shopt -s nullglob dotglob
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
else
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
The function walk_dir takes a directory pathname as its only argument and iterates over its content. If a directory is found, it calls itself recursively to traverse that sub-directory.
Modifying this to find the files whose filename suffix is either .txt or .doc:
#!/bin/bash
walk_dir () {
shopt -s nullglob dotglob
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
else
case "$pathname" in
*.txt|*.doc)
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
esac
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
Note that by "file" above we really mean anything that is not a directory or a symbolic link to a directory, which may not be the same as a regular file. By setting the dotglob and nullglob shell options in bash, we are able to find hidden pathnames and will not have to test specially for possibly empty directories.
A variation for /bin/sh that does not care about hidden names:
#!/bin/sh
walk_dir () {
for pathname in "$1"/*; do
if [ -d "$pathname" ]; then
walk_dir "$pathname"
elif [ -e "$pathname" ]; then
case "$pathname" in
*.txt|*.doc)
printf '%sn' "$pathname"
esac
fi
done
}
DOWNLOADING_DIR=/Users/richard/Downloads
walk_dir "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"
With the globstar and exglob shell options in bash, one could even do the following (with no recursion) to move the files:
shopt -s globstar extglob
mv "$DOWNLOADING_DIR"/**/*.@(txt|doc) "$destdir"
... unless the resulting file list turned out to be too long. The ** matches across slashes in pathnames (enabled by globstar) and *.@(txt|doc) matches any filename that ends with either .txt or .doc (enabled by extglob).
A far more efficient and portable way to find regular files with a filename suffix of either .txt or .doc in or under some top-level directory $topdir, and to move them to some other directory $destdir:
find "$topdir" -type f ( -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.doc' )
-exec mv {} "$destdir" ;
With GNU mv you can make it a bit more efficient,
find "$topdir" -type f ( -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.doc' )
-exec mv -t "$destdir" {} +
This variation would move batches of files instead of one file at a time. Use mv with -v to see what gets moved, or add -print before -exec to get a listing of the pathnames that mv is called with.
answered Jan 12 at 18:45
KusalanandaKusalananda
129k16243401
edited Jan 12 at 19:59
answered Jan 12 at 18:45
KusalanandaKusalananda
129k16243401
answered Jan 12 at 18:45
KusalanandaKusalananda
129k16243401
answered Jan 12 at 18:45
KusalanandaKusalananda
129k16243401
129k16243401
2
I think the there are two questions OP asked 1) What is the error in the code of OP? 2) How to move files to another directory?
– PRY
Jan 12 at 18:47
@P_Yadav Yes, I'm currently writing the answer to that first question.
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 18:49
I think I'll go toward the efficient route as you said.. and look into find instead of the loops.
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 22:51
'find "$DOWNLOADING_DIR" -type f ( -name '.tex' -o -name '.doc' -o -name '*.txt' ) -exec mv -v {} "$COMPLETED_DIR" ;' Is what I went with. It works well. @Kusalananda, But another question, if I may. How does one skip moving a file.. Like if the file contains with file name "sample", is it possible to skip moving that file to the new directory?
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 23:25
1
@Borg357 Also note that the parentheses need to be escaped (they weren't in your comment).
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 23:42
|
show 4 more comments
2
I think the there are two questions OP asked 1) What is the error in the code of OP? 2) How to move files to another directory?
– PRY
Jan 12 at 18:47
@P_Yadav Yes, I'm currently writing the answer to that first question.
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 18:49
I think I'll go toward the efficient route as you said.. and look into find instead of the loops.
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 22:51
'find "$DOWNLOADING_DIR" -type f ( -name '.tex' -o -name '.doc' -o -name '*.txt' ) -exec mv -v {} "$COMPLETED_DIR" ;' Is what I went with. It works well. @Kusalananda, But another question, if I may. How does one skip moving a file.. Like if the file contains with file name "sample", is it possible to skip moving that file to the new directory?
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 23:25
1
@Borg357 Also note that the parentheses need to be escaped (they weren't in your comment).
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 23:42
2
2
I think the there are two questions OP asked 1) What is the error in the code of OP? 2) How to move files to another directory?
– PRY
Jan 12 at 18:47
I think the there are two questions OP asked 1) What is the error in the code of OP? 2) How to move files to another directory?
– PRY
Jan 12 at 18:47
@P_Yadav Yes, I'm currently writing the answer to that first question.
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 18:49
@P_Yadav Yes, I'm currently writing the answer to that first question.
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 18:49
I think I'll go toward the efficient route as you said.. and look into find instead of the loops.
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 22:51
I think I'll go toward the efficient route as you said.. and look into find instead of the loops.
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 22:51
'find "$DOWNLOADING_DIR" -type f ( -name '.tex' -o -name '.doc' -o -name '*.txt' ) -exec mv -v {} "$COMPLETED_DIR" ;' Is what I went with. It works well. @Kusalananda, But another question, if I may. How does one skip moving a file.. Like if the file contains with file name "sample", is it possible to skip moving that file to the new directory?
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 23:25
'find "$DOWNLOADING_DIR" -type f ( -name '.tex' -o -name '.doc' -o -name '*.txt' ) -exec mv -v {} "$COMPLETED_DIR" ;' Is what I went with. It works well. @Kusalananda, But another question, if I may. How does one skip moving a file.. Like if the file contains with file name "sample", is it possible to skip moving that file to the new directory?
– Borg357
Jan 12 at 23:25
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@Borg357 Also note that the parentheses need to be escaped (they weren't in your comment).
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 23:42
@Borg357 Also note that the parentheses need to be escaped (they weren't in your comment).
– Kusalananda
Jan 12 at 23:42
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I would suggest that you can probably do this with "find" and "dirname" and maybe "cut" depending on what exactly your goal is.
– Perkins
Jan 13 at 4:23