03-15-2011
Help with Script to Move Directories
HTML Code:
Hi
I am after a simple script to move folders/files from one directory into another directory on the same server. I want to run a cron so this can run at midnight.
Issue is there will not always be data in the source folder.
This script works fine but it errors if nothing exists in the source directory
#!/bin/sh
#Move Archive#
SOURCE_DIR=/raid/ERIC/ARCHIVING_ONLY/
BACKUP_DIR=/raid/ARCHIVE/TO_ARCHIVE/
cd $SOURCE_DIR
mv -f * $BACKUP_DIR/
cd $TMP_DIR
Can this be added to script to ignore if data is not there
thanks
Treds
10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I would like to know how to compare a listing of directories that begin with the same four numbers ie.
/1234cat
/1234tree
/1234fish
and move all these directories into one directory
Thanks in advance (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: tgibson2
2 Replies
2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I want to move the files in a dir to different dirs based on their file names.
Ex: i have 4 different files with name -
CTS_NONE_10476031_MRL_PFT20081215a.txt
CTS_NONE_10633009_MRL_PFT20091020a.txt
CTS_NONE_10345673_MRL_PFT20081215a.txt
CTS_NONE_10872456_MRL_PFT20091020a.txt
and the 1st... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Sriranga
2 Replies
3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
I need help finding a script that will allow me to move files from one directory to another directory 10k files at a time.
I have a directory that has 100 K files in it. I need to have those 100k files broken apart to separate directories each with 10k files in them.
Here is the... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: Geo_Bean
8 Replies
4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I have various log files in different paths. e.g.
a/b/c/d/e/server.log
a/b/c/d/f/server.log
a/b/c/d/g/server.log
a/b/c/h/e/server.log
a/b/c/h/f/server.log
a/b/c/h/g/server.log
a/b/c/i/e/server.log
a/b/c/i/e/server.log
a/b/c/i/e/server.log
and above these have an archive folder... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: acc01
6 Replies
5. Shell Programming and Scripting
hi , could you help me with shell scripting
in a shell script i have these commands
a=`ls -R $dir | grep ./ `
cp -R ./$a/* ./$output/
with the first command i have all the directories with the second command i want to copy them in a new directory something like this... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: faethon
2 Replies
6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I have figured out how to create a tar file that holds all the files in a particular directory. The plan is to move the tar to a new system via FTP so that we can test the new system with our files and libraries. What I can't figure out is how to unzip the tar file; I keep getting messages that... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: KathyB148
8 Replies
7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
In a parent directory there are several files in the form
IDENTIFIER1x
IDENTIFIER1.yyy
IDENTIFIER1_Z, etc
IDENTIFIER2x
IDENTIFIER2.yyy
IDENTIFIER2_Z, etc
IDENTIFIER3x
IDENTIFIER3.yyy,
IDENTIFIER3_Z, etcIn the same parent directory there are corresponding directories named... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: spirospap
7 Replies
8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Dear All,
I would like move some directories in another location.
Basically, my ls -lis
drwxr-xr-x 3 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 4096 Feb 24 02:18 data.N701_N502.ABCDE
-rw-r--r-- 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 185865797 Feb 23 11:27 data.N701_N502.ABCDE_file1
-rw-r--r-- 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: giuliangiuseppe
2 Replies
9. Shell Programming and Scripting
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)
Discussion started by: consultant
4 Replies
10. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers
Hello,
I'm a first time poster looking for help in scripting a task in my daily routine. I am new in unix but i am attracted to its use as a mac user.
Bear with me...
I have several files (20) that I manually drag via the mouse into several named directories over a network. I've used rsync... (14 Replies)
Discussion started by: SonnyClark
14 Replies