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Old 04-07-2012
Creating a directory if its non-existent within a script
Hi, is there a way to create a directory when its non-existent when trying to move files to this particular folder?

Thanks much.
# 2  
Old 04-07-2012
Code:
mkdir -p ${DIRECTORY}

# 3  
Old 04-07-2012
Thanks skymart. if I have to include this to a script, I just need to add this line or do I need to change something?thanks
# 4  
Old 04-09-2012
Why dont you try it out? Add an if condition first to check that the directory name doesn't exist.

OK
# 5  
Old 04-09-2012
Code:
$ [ ! -d directory ] && mkdir -p directory || echo "mv files directory/"

Remove the echo part after testing ..
# 6  
Old 04-09-2012
@jayan, if there is no directory, then this will create the directory, but then it will not mv the files to it..
# 7  
Old 04-09-2012
My bad Smilie
Code:
$ move="mv file* directory"
$
$ echo $move
mv file* directory
$
$ touch file1 file2 file3 file4 file5
$
$ ls -ltr directory
directory: No such file or directory
$
$ [ ! -d directory ] && mkdir -p directory | eval $move || eval $move
$
$ ls -ltr directory/
total 0
-rw-rw-rw-   1 userid   gid         0 Apr  9 10:15 file5
-rw-rw-rw-   1 userid   gid         0 Apr  9 10:15 file4
-rw-rw-rw-   1 userid   gid         0 Apr  9 10:15 file3
-rw-rw-rw-   1 userid   gid         0 Apr  9 10:15 file2
-rw-rw-rw-   1 userid   gid         0 Apr  9 10:15 file1
$
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