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Old 06-16-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by itkamaraj
Code:
 
for i in RC1.*
do 
mv $i destination/directory/
if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]
then
 /call/the/script/here
 wait
fi
done

Dear all,

Thanks to all for your help!
itkamaraj - that was exactly what I needed!
I spend so many days to load these files manually omg... )))
Thanks once more time!
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