04-28-2008
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but not sure if I can move top 10 files in any directory to another one.
Modern versions of UNIX allow mv to operate across filesystems - ie., you can move a file from anywhere to anywhere else you have permissions.
Check your mv man page to see what it says about moving file across filesystem boundaries.
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