bash script quesiton - if any file exists then ...

graysky · #1 (**permalink**) 02-10-2009

I'd like a bash script to simply check to see if any file/files are present in a source directory, and if so move it/them to a target directory.

I have this but it doesn't work:

Code:

#!/bin/bash
 
 if [ -e /source/* ]
then
  mv /source/* /target
fi

arunsoman80 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-10-2009

Try this, not the ideal way to do this but does server the purpose:

Quote:

if [[ `ls /source/* | wc -l` -gt 0 ]]; then
mv /source/* /target
fi

hare_krishna · #3 (**permalink**) 02-10-2009

You can try

#!/bin/bash

while ( `ls -1 /source/*|head -1` )
do
file=`ls -1 /source/*|head -1`
mv /source/$file /target
done

ddreggors · #4 (**permalink**) 02-10-2009

or...

Code:

for F in /source/*
do
    mv $F /target/
done

graysky · #5 (**permalink**) 02-11-2009

Cool, thanks for all the replies, all!

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