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Old 10-14-2010
Awk & Move
How can I move all files from last year. I wrote the comamnd but not working.

Code:
 ls -ltr | awk '{if($8~/2009/)print "mv "$9 " remove"}'

# 2  
Old 10-14-2010
Code:
ls -ltr | awk '$8~"2009"{system("mv "$9 " remove")}'

# 3  
Old 10-14-2010
hmmm..not sure that worked


Code:
ls -ltr | awk '$8~"2007"{system("mv "$9 " remove")}'
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: bailing out near line 1

I have the files there still

-rw-r--r-- 1 romi romi 391074 May 5 2007 17290.trc.failover
-rw-r--r-- 1 romi romi 9390653 May 5 2007 trc.failover
-rw-r--r-- 1 romi romi 378428 May 5 2007 10636.trc.failover
# 4  
Old 10-14-2010
Are you using Solaris or other Unix (not Linux)?
# 5  
Old 10-14-2010
SunOS 5.8 Generic_117350-53 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V490
# 6  
Old 10-14-2010
Try:
Code:
ls -ltr | /usr/xpg4/bin/awk '$8~"2007"{system("mv "$9 " remove")}'

# 7  
Old 10-14-2010
aah yes that worked...thank you sir Smilie
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