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# 1  
Old 06-02-2009
Bug Copy files based on modification date
How to copy files from a location to a directory <YYMM> based on last modification date? This will need to run daily.

I want to copy those file for May to 0905 and Jun to 0906.

Appreciate your guidance.Smilie Thanks.

-rw-rw-rw- 1 ttusr tgrp 4514 May 29 21:49 AB24279J.lot_a
-rw-rw-rw- 1 ttusr tgrp 4514 May 29 21:55 AB24279J_1.lot_a
-rw-rw-rw- 1 ttusr tgrp 1506921 Jun 1 20:40 AB24283J.hst_a
-rw-rw-rw- 1 ttusr tgrp 4283 Jun 1 20:40 AB24283J.lot_a
-rw-rw-rw- 1 ttusr tgrp 1506921 Jun 1 07:36 AB24285J.hst_a
# 2  
Old 06-02-2009
May not be robust but will resolve the issue. Assuming that all files are of the current year. Modify a bit to handle files created long back. Take care of the Paths , where you want to create the destination directory and all.

Code:
TESTING>cat mon.txt
Jan,01
Feb,02
Mar,03
Apr,04
May,05
Jun,06
Jul,07
Aug,08
Sep,09
Oct,10
Nov,11
Dec,12

script :

Code:
for i in `ls -l | grep "^-" |  awk '{ print $6 "," $9}'`
do
mon=`echo $i | awk -F"," '{print $1}'`
File=`echo $i | awk -F"," '{print $2}'`
moninnum=`awk -F"," -v mm=$mon '{ if ($1==mm) print $2}' mon.txt`

if [ -d "09"${moninnum} ];then
cp  -p  $File "09"${moninnum}
else
mkdir  "09"${moninnum}
cp -p $File "09"${moninnum}
fi
done

# 3  
Old 06-02-2009
use this
Code:
cp `ls -l|awk '$6 ~ /May/{print $9}'` somepath/0905
cp `ls -l|awk '$6 ~ /Jun/{print $9}'` somepath/0906

# 4  
Old 06-02-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by vidyadhar85
use this
Code:
cp `ls -l|awk '$6 ~ /May/{print $9}'` somepath/0905
cp `ls -l|awk '$6 ~ /Jun/{print $9}'` somepath/0906

have to take care of files with spaces. if there are, then $9 will give ambiguous results.
also, no need to invoke cp + ls + awk 2 times
Code:
cp `ls ...... | awk $6~/May|Jun/ ....................` somepath......

# 5  
Old 06-02-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by ghostdog74
also, no need to invoke cp + ls + awk 2 times
Code:
cp `ls ...... | awk $6~/May|Jun/ ....................` somepath......

Quote:
I want to copy those file for May to 0905 and Jun to 0906.
read the req fully Smilie
# 6  
Old 06-02-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by vidyadhar85
read the req fully Smilie
Code:
ls -l | awk '$6 ~/May/{path="somepath/0905"}
$6~/Jun/{path="somepath/0906"}
{ cmd="cp "$9" "path; cmd|getline}'

# 7  
Old 06-02-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by ghostdog74
Code:
ls -l | awk '$6 ~/May/{path="somepath/0905"}
$6~/Jun/{path="somepath/0906"}
{ cmd="cp "$9" "path; cmd|getline}'

one and the sameSmilie
nice trySmilie
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