11-02-2007
i think you could use :
find $SOURCE -type f ! -name "FileNotToMove" -exec mv {} $TARGET \;
You will not have the ARG_MAX problem.
Hope it helps
Olivier
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SUSPICIOUS-SOURCE(1) General Commands Manual SUSPICIOUS-SOURCE(1)
NAME
suspicious-source - search for files that are not the GPL's "preferred form of modification"
SYNOPSIS
suspicious-source [options]
DESCRIPTION
suspicious-source is a script that outputs a list of files which are not common source files. This should be run in the root of a source
tree to find files which might not be the "preferred form of modification" that the GPL and other licenses require.
The files inside version control system directories (like .bzr/ or CVS/) are not considered.
OPTIONS
-h, --help
Show this help message and exit.
-v, --verbose
Print more information.
-d directory, --directory=directory
Check the files in the specified directory instead of the current directory.
-m mimetype, --mimetype=mimetype
Add mimetype to list of white-listed MIME types.
-e extension, --extension=extension
Add extension to list of white-listed extensions.
AUTHORS
suspicious-source and this manpage have been written by Benjamin Drung <bdrung@debian.org>.
Both are released under the ISC license.
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