Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 08:11:29 -0600 From: "Darryl Hoar" <darryl@osborne-ind.com> To: "'Mark Ovens'" <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: OFF TOPIC - Shell Script Question Message-ID: <001201bf7285$ab614a40$070101c0@ruraltel.net> In-Reply-To: <20000208211737.C329@marder-1>
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Thanks for all the responses. Here is what I did:
create a file with owner execute permissions.
#!/bin/sh
for i in `ls -lt | grep $1 | awk '{print $9}'`
do
mv $i /home/darryl/test
done
Ran this with the following:
bigcat> ./myscript 1995
this moved all the files dated 1995 to the directory.
Once again thanks to all.
-- Darryl
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Ovens [mailto:mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org]
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 3:18 PM
To: Darryl Hoar
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC - Shell Script Question
On Tue, Feb 08, 2000 at 02:34:25PM -0600, Darryl Hoar wrote:
> Greetings,
> I have a directory with a ton of files in it. I need to move some of
> them to another
> directory. Here's what I'm thinking:
>
> ls -tl | grep '1999' | awk '{print "mv " $9 " /home/darryl/test"}'
>
> but it does not 'execute' the mv command. How do I get this cooking ?
>
Try
$ for i in `ls -lt | grep 1999 | awk '{print $9}'`
> do
> mv $i /home/darryl/test
> done
$
> BTW, I don't plan on doing this a bunch, so I would preferr Not to
> install, learn
> perl. Instead, use the shell.
>
> thanks,
>
> Darryl Hoar
> Computer Programmer / Systems Analyst
> Osborne Industries, Inc.
> darryl@osborne-ind.com
> (785) 346-2192
>
> PS. If perls the only ticket, then I'll install and learn it.
>
>
>
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