05-31-2010
Automated command ; extracting files from folders and copying them into a single folder
Hello everyone,
I'm running Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8) and I want to use the Terminal to help automate this tedious and laborious command for me:
I need to extract all of the .m4p files in my "iTunes Music" folder which reside in folders of the artist, and then subfolders for the albums and then copy those .m4p files to a single folder elsewhere. I also need to exclude the folders "Movies" and "TV Shows" from the copying process.
Would someone be able to educate me as to how I would go about automating such a task?
Thanks!!
BOSS
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
file-roller
file-roller(1) User Commands file-roller(1)
NAME
file-roller - create, view, modify, or unpack an archive
SYNOPSIS
file-roller [--add] [--add-to=archive] [--default-dir=folder] [--extract] [--extract-to=folder] [--force] [--help] [--usage]
DESCRIPTION
The File Roller application enables you to create, view, modify, or unpack an archive. An archive is a file that acts as a container for
other files. An archive can contain many files, folders, and subfolders, usually in compressed form.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
--add Ask for the name of the archive, then add the files, then quit the application. You can also use -a to specify this
option.
--add-to=archive Add files to the specified archive, then quit the application. You can also use -d to specify this option.
--default-dir=folder Specify the default folder for the--add and --extract options.
--extract Ask for the name of the destination folder, then extract the files, then quit the application. You can also use -f
to specify this option.
--extract-to=folder Extract archives to the specified folder, then quit the application. You can also use -e to specify this option.
--force Create the destination folder without asking for confirmation.
--help Display help text. You can also use -? to specify this option.
--usage Display brief usage text.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Unpacking an Archive
example% file-roller --extract archive
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/file-roller Executable for File Roller application.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNW |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
File Roller Manual
NOTES
Written by Laszlo Kovacs, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.
SunOS 5.10 29 Sep 2003 file-roller(1)