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Operating Systems OS X (Apple) Batch file to move video files and retain sub-directories Post 302522316 by mm0mss on Saturday 14th of May 2011 10:30:08 AM
Old 05-14-2011
Batch file to move video files and retain sub-directories
I have just purchased my first ever Apple computer - and am therefore new to UNIX also.

I would like to create a simple "batch file" (apologies if this is the wrong terminology) to do the following:

When I plug my camera into the MAC it automatically downloads photos and videos into a new sub-directory inside the "Pictures" folder, the new folder name is the date on which the photos were taken.
eg,
Pictures\2011-04-28

The problem is it puts both photos (jpg) and videos (avi) into this folder. I want to separate the photos from the videos.

I need a script which will move the videos to a new folder inside "Movies" but retains the date based sub-directory name.
eg,
Movies\2011-04-28

I hope this makes sense!

Thanks in advance.
 

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Name
       rmf - remove folder

Syntax
       rmf [ +folder ] [ -help ] [ -[no]interactive ]

Description
       The  command  removes all of the messages within the current folder, and then removes the folder itself.  If there are any files within the
       folder which are not part of MH, they are not removed, and an error message is displayed.

       You can specify a folder other than the current folder by using the +folder argument.  If you do not specify a folder, and cannot find  the
       current folder, asks you whether you want to delete instead.

       If the current folder is removed, it makes current.

       Note that the command irreversibly deletes messages that do not have other links, so use it with caution.

       If  the folder being removed is a sub-folder, the parent folder becomes the new current folder, and tells you that this has happened.  This
       provides an easy mechanism for selecting a set of messages, operating on the list, then removing the list  and  returning  to  the  current
       folder from which the list was extracted.

       Using to delete a read-only folder deletes the private sequence and current message information from the file, without affecting the folder
       itself.	If you have sub-folders within a folder, you must delete all the sub-folders before you can delete the folder itself.

Options
       -help	 Prints a list of the valid options to this command.

       -interactive
       -nointeractive
		 Asks for confirmation before deleting a folder.  By default, deletes a folder and its messages without asking	for  confirmation.
		 If  you  specify  the	-interactive option, asks if you are sure before deleting the folder.  You are advised to use this option,
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Examples
       This example shows how asks for confirmation when the -interactive option is used:
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       Remove folder "test"? y

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Files
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