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Old 06-08-2011
Need a script to move the files from one dir to other other dir
Need a script to move the files from one dir to other dir and at the same time it has to read the log in the source dir. Please help me ASAP.
Last edited by viswanathkishor; 06-08-2011 at 01:55 AM..
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Old 06-08-2011
Can you come with a example of exactly what you need.
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Old 06-08-2011
I need script for the below mentioned procedure.

1. cd /kishore---- log into kishore dir
2. ls */error/* ---- find the error files
3. there are few error files in different dir's
4. cd /kishore/error/error files-----Go to that error files dir
5. mv ../xyz----- mv the error files to xyz dir
6. cat log file ---- read the log file which is already exist in that error dir
7. copy the log content to some other dir
8. rm /kishore/error/log---remove the log.
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Old 06-08-2011
what you have tried so far ?
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Old 06-08-2011
#!/bin/bash

cd /source_directory

mv * /destination_directory

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