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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting File Move & Sort by Name - Kick out Bad File Names & More Post 302981768 by Nvizn on Monday 19th of September 2016 09:40:43 AM
Old 09-19-2016
File Move & Sort by Name - Kick out Bad File Names & More
I have a dilemma, we have users who are copying files to "directory 1." These images have file names which include the year it was taken. I need to put together a script to do the following:
  1. Examine the file naming convention, ensuring it's the proper format (e.g. test-1983_filename-123.tif) Ensuring the naming convention is in the correct format, doesn't include incorrect characters, filename out of order, etc. (this is in case a user adds a file/image with the incorrect naming convention)
  2. Rejects any images that are incorrectly named.
  3. Determine what year is in the filename (e.g. 1983)
  4. Search a different filesystem/location to see if that current directory exist (e.g. 1983 - year directory)
    1. If so, copying file to that location.
    2. If not, create directory (directory named year, e.g. 1983), then copy file to that location.


"Directory 1" will potentially have 1000's of files to process and sort.


I currently have a bash script that determines whether files exist within "directory 1," places them into a directory by today's date, then moves them to a different filesystem/location. I need the script to vet each filename, and move it to the respective directory named by the year. I'm most uncertain about how to vet the filenames. Any assistance is greatly appreciated!
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LEARN ABOUT OSX

vfs_shadow_copy

VFS_SHADOW_COPY(8)														VFS_SHADOW_COPY(8)

NAME

       vfs_shadow_copy - Make a Samba share read only for a specified time period

SYNOPSIS

       vfs objects = shadow_copy

DESCRIPTION

       This VFS module is part of the samba(7) suite.

       The vfs_shadow_copy VFS module functionality that is similar to Microsoft Shadow Copy services. When setup properly, this module allows Mi-
       crosoft Shadow Copy clients to browse "shadow copies" on Samba shares.

       This module is stackable.

CONFIGURATION

       vfs_shadow_copy relies on a filesystem snapshot implementation. Many common filesystems have native support for this.

       Filesystem snapshots must be mounted on specially named directories in order to be recognized by vfs_shadow_copy. The snapshot mount points
       must be immediate children of a the directory being shared.

       The snapshot naming convention is @GMT-YYYY.MM.DD-hh.mm.ss, where:

       o  YYYY is the 4 digit year

       o  MM is the 2 digit month

       o  DD is the 2 digit day

       o  hh is the 2 digit hour

       o  mm is the 2 digit minute

       o  ss is the 2 digit second.

       The vfs_shadow_copy snapshot naming convention can be produced with the following date(1) command:

	    TZ=GMT date +@GMT-%Y.%m.%d-%H.%M.%S

EXAMPLES

       Add shadow copy support to user home directories:

	       [homes]
	    vfs objects = shadow_copy

CAVEATS

       This is not a backup, archival, or version control solution.

       With  Samba  or	Windows  servers,  vfs_shadow_copy is designed to be an end-user tool only. It does not replace or enhance your backup and
       archival solutions and should in no way be considered as such. Additionally, if you need version control, implement a version control  sys-
       tem.

VERSION

       This man page is correct for version 3.0.25 of the Samba suite.

AUTHOR

       The  original  Samba  software  and  related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open
       Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.

																VFS_SHADOW_COPY(8)
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