02-19-2009
move all 2008 year's file to destination directory
I am trying to move file created/modified in 2008 year to <new directory>. But trapped badly in Xargs {}.
Looks like mv is not getting destination file properly. It assumes source file s to be destination directory n gives me erroir. "Target must be a directory"
Run-
#/home/mktrisk: find ./ -type f -mtime +50 -print | xargs mv /mrk_archive/PG/ftp/data/asia/SI/2008/
Error-
mv: Target ./<Sourcefile> must be a directory
I tried with {} too, but no help.
This was failed too, -
#/home/mktrisk: find ./ -type f -mtime +50 -print | xargs mv {} /mrk_archive/PG/ftp/data/asia/SI/2008/
Same error..
Any help....
Thanks,in ad
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MV(1) FSF MV(1)
NAME
mv - move (rename) files
SYNOPSIS
mv [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST
mv [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
mv [OPTION]... --target-directory=DIRECTORY SOURCE...
DESCRIPTION
Rename SOURCE to DEST, or move SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
--backup[=CONTROL]
make a backup of each existing destination file
-b like --backup but does not accept an argument
-f, --force
do not prompt before overwriting equivalent to --reply=yes
-i, --interactive
prompt before overwrite equivalent to --reply=query
--reply={yes,no,query}
specify how to handle the prompt about an existing destination file
--strip-trailing-slashes remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE
argument
-S, --suffix=SUFFIX
override the usual backup suffix
--target-directory=DIRECTORY
move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
-u, --update
move only when the SOURCE file is newer than the destination file or when the destination file is missing
-v, --verbose
explain what is being done
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
The backup suffix is `~', unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be selected via the --backup
option or through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:
none, off
never make backups (even if --backup is given)
numbered, t
make numbered backups
existing, nil
numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
simple, never
always make simple backups
AUTHOR
Written by Mike Parker, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
LAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for mv is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and mv programs are properly installed at your site, the com-
mand
info mv
should give you access to the complete manual.
mv (coreutils) 4.5.3 February 2003 MV(1)