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Old 04-14-2012
Move files to variable directory

Im trying to move my files to a variable folder i've just created.

Step 1 is working fine.
Code:
mkdir /sdcard/DCIM/Photos/`date +%Y%m%d`

Step 2 is not working
Code:
mv /sdcard/DCIM/100ANDRO/*.jpg /sdcard/DCIM/Photos/`date +%Y%m%d`

What am i doing wrong?

Last edited by Franklin52; 04-15-2012 at 11:34 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags for data and code samples, thank you
 

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gvfs-trash(1)							   User Commands						     gvfs-trash(1)

NAME
gvfs-trash - move a directory entry to the trash using the VFS system SYNOPSIS
gvfs-trash URI DESCRIPTION
gvfs-trash moves a directory entry to the trash using the VFS system. OPERANDS
The following operands are supported: URI Specifies the file location in standard URI format. EXAMPLES
Example 1: Move a local file to the trash example% gvfs-trash file:///tmp/example Example 2: Move a remote object to the trash example% gvfs-trash smb://server/dir/example ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables: NLSPATH. EXIT STATUS
The exit value 0 is returned regardless of success or failure. FILES
The following files are used by this application: /usr/bin/gvfs-trash Executable to move a directory entry to the trash using the VFS system ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWgnome-gvfs | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface stability |Volatile | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
gvfs-copy(1), gvfs-info(1), gvfs-less(1), gvfs-ls(1), gvfs-mkdir(1) gvfs-monitor-dir(1), gvfs-monitor-file(1), gvfs-mount(1), gvfs-move(1), gvfs-rename(1), gvfs-open(1), gvfs-cat(1), gvfs-save(1), gvfs-trash(1), gvfs-tree(1), attributes(5), environ(5) NOTES
Written by Alvaro Lopez Ortega, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008. SunOS 5.11 25 Mar 2008 gvfs-trash(1)
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