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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting move file by year/mouth Post 302227055 by mmm951 on Wednesday 20th of August 2008 01:21:27 PM
Old 08-20-2008
move file by year/mouth

Hello experts,

I have a directory which the files inside have different date.
Now I'd like to move them to folder year/mouth (2007/01 , 2007/02)

Have any suggestion?

thanks in advance for reading or anyposts.
 

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