We do not have to test for individual directory level 'cos if the bottom directory exists, the parent level should exist. Also, mkdir -p will make all the non-existing parent directories. Also, I introduce 'short circurt' && to ensure directory exist before I move the file.
We can also avoid all the repeating code using in extracting yy/mm/dd/hh by using 'set --' and sed. sed will change 2 digits with 2 digits + space so that it can put the result back to "set --" to set the positional variables accordingly
This is my contribution, it should work (even on sh)
Hi,
Can someone help me with creating a bash shell script.
I need to create a script that gets a positive number n as an argument.
The script must create n directories in the current directory with names like map_1, map_2 etcetera. Each directory must be contained within its predecessor. So... (7 Replies)
I want to connect to an SFTP server, GET some files, then move those files to a different directory on the SFTP server so I don't try to GET them next time. But there doesn't seem to be a way to move files between directories on the remote server from SFTP. I missing something obvious? And if... (6 Replies)
Hi All,
I am in a tricky situation where I have to move my files to a different mount point and create a link in place of the file which will point to the moved location.
to explain you in details:-
say I have two mount points
/dir/mount1/
/dir/mount2/
I have my application... (5 Replies)
Hi,
I have 500 directories each with multiple data files inside them. The names are sort of random. For example, one directory has files named e_1.dat, e_5.dat, e_8.dat, etc. I need to move the files to a single directory and rename them all in numerical order, from 1.dat to 1000(or some... (1 Reply)
hi
i have a list of directory in a text file with all directories name in a column.(this is not exactly a file but i need to do a grep and awk on a file to find that list)
i have the source folders like
abchome/abc/xxyz/nl_xxabc/mm// v01
... (4 Replies)
I am fairly new to bash(but am proficient in C++), and have only completed a few simple scripts. This is my first script that I actually need to do a serious task.
All of my audiobooks are stored in traditional MP3 format: Music/Artist/Album/*.mp3 (which in this case is... (0 Replies)
im trying to move media and other files which are in a specified directory to another directory and create another one if it does not exits(where the files will go),them also create a directory will the remaining files with different extensions will go.my first problem is that my script is not... (8 Replies)
I am very new to BASH and I am having difficulties moving a long list of image files into similarly named directories. I've been trying to come with a script all night and no luck. Here is what my list of files looks like:
DSC_0059_01.jpg
DSC_0059_02.jpg
DSC_0059_03.jpg
DSC_0059_04.jpg... (5 Replies)
how can i move "dataName".sql.gz into a folder called 'database' and then move "$fileName".tar.gz * .htaccess into a folder called 'www' with the entire gzipped file being "$fileName".tar.gz? Is this doable or overly complex.
so
mydemo--2015-03-23-1500.tar.gz
> database
-... (5 Replies)
I've got this script to loop through all folders and move files that are more than 2 years old. I'm using the install command because it creates the necessary directories on the destination path and then I remove the source. I'd like to change the script to use the mv command since it is much... (4 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT OSF1
mkdir
mkdir(1) General Commands Manual mkdir(1)NAME
mkdir - Makes a directory
SYNOPSIS
mkdir [-m mode] [-p] directory...
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:
mkdir: XCU5.0
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.
OPTIONS
Sets the file permissions to mode, a symbolic mode string as defined for chmod, after creating the specified directory. The mode argument
can be either an absolute mode string or a symbolic mode string as defined for chmod. See the chmod(1) reference page.
In symbolic mode strings, the operation characters + and - are interpreted relative to an assumed initial mode of a=rwx, A + adds
permissions to the default mode, whereas a - deletes permissions from the default mode. Creates intermediate directories as neces-
sary; otherwise, the full path name prefix to directory must already exist. The user must have mkdir write permission in the parent
directory.
Each component of directory that does not name an existing directory is created with mode 777, modified by the current file mode
creation mask (umask). The equivalent of chmod u+wx is performed on each component to ensure that mkdir can create lower directo-
ries regardless of the setting of umask. Each component of directory that names an existing directory is ignored without error. If
an intermediate path name component exists, but permissions are set to prevent writing or searching, mkdir fails and returns an
error message. The mode argument does not apply to any intermediate directories created when the -p option is specified.
OPERANDS
The path name of the directory to be created.
DESCRIPTION
The mkdir command creates new directories with read, write, and execute permissions based upon the permissions established by the umask
setting.
[Tru64 UNIX] The mkdir command also creates the standard entries (dot) for the directory itself and (dot dot) for its parent.
NOTES
Some of the requested directories may be created although an error occurs subsequent to the directory creation. If the directory specified
by the -p option already exists, the command does not return an error status, in compliance with POSIX.2. [Tru64 UNIX] To make a new
directory, you must have write permission in the parent directory.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: All requested directories were created, or the -p option was used and all of the requested directo-
ries now exist. An error occurred.
EXAMPLES
To create a new directory called test, enter: mkdir test To set file permissions for new directory test in absolute mode, enter: mkdir -m
444 test To set file permissions for new directory test in symbolic mode, enter: mkdir -m+rw test
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables affect the execution of mkdir: Provides a default value for the internationalization variables that are
unset or null. If LANG is unset or null, the corresponding value from the default locale is used. If any of the internationalization vari-
ables contain an invalid setting, the utility behaves as if none of the variables had been defined. If set to a non-empty string value,
overrides the values of all the other internationalization variables. Determines the locale for the interpretation of sequences of bytes
of text data as characters (for example, single-byte as opposed to multibyte characters in arguments). Determines the locale for the for-
mat and contents of diagnostic messages written to standard error. Determines the location of message catalogues for the processing of
LC_MESSAGES.
SEE ALSO
Commands: chmod(1), rm(1), rmdir(1), Bourne shell sh(1b), POSIX shell sh(1p), umask(1)
Functions: mkdir(2)
Standards: standards(5)mkdir(1)