need to move find results

pimentelgg · #1 (**permalink**) 12-19-2007

I am looking for files of a certian type and logging them. After they are logged they need to be moved to a different directory. HOw can i incorporate that in my current script?

CSV_OUTFILE="somefile.csv"
find . -name W\* -exec printf "%s,%s,OK" {} `date '+%Y%m%d%H%M%S'` \; > ${CSV_OUTFILE}

They would need to be moved from the current directory to one at the same level. For example:

From ./name/inbox/file
To ./name/archive/file

porter · #2 (**permalink**) 12-19-2007

Have you considered using "mv" ?

pimentelgg · #3 (**permalink**) 12-19-2007

lol, yeah, let me clarify my question.

How can I apply the mv command to a list of find results?

porter · #4 (**permalink**) 12-19-2007

How about giving us an example of what the CSV output would be....

summer_cherry · #5 (**permalink**) 12-20-2007

Hi,

i am not quiet sure about your req.
Suppose it is very close to follow:
Hint: Find all the .txt file in current directory, record them in file.log file and then copy them to the parent directory.

Hope you can finish it according to your exact requirements.

code:

Code:

for i in `find . -name \*.txt`
do
	echo $i >> file.log
	cp $i ../	
done

pimentelgg · #6 (**permalink**) 12-20-2007

I guess I'd better clarify a bit.

Here is my current script, it formats the output of the find command:

CSV_OUTFILE="somefile.csv"
find . -name W\* -exec printf "%s,%s,OK" {} `date '+%Y%m%d%H%M%S'` \; > ${CSV_OUTFILE}

Now, I need to modify this script to also use the output of the same find command as a list of files that need to be moved.

The CSV file does not need to be moved, later in the script I FTP it to another server where the results are parsed and each time this script is run, it is overwritten anyway.

Hope that explains it better.

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