Request for Shell script to move files from Subfolder to Parent folder and delete sub folder


 
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# 1  
Old 06-13-2018
Request for Shell script to move files from Subfolder to Parent folder and delete sub folder

Hi Team,

I am new to shell script and there is a requirement where files should be moved from Subfolder to parent folder.

Eg:
parent folder --> /Interface/data/test/IN
Sub folder -->/Interface/data/test/IN/Invoice20180607233338


Subfolder will be always with timestamp Invoice<timestamp>
Eg:/Interface/data/test/IN/Invoice20180607233338
/Interface/data/test/IN/Invoice20180608113639
/Interface/data/test/IN/Invoice20180609118630

Subfolder will have csv files like
test1.csv
test2.csv
test3.csv


Requirement is to move all files from subfolder to parent IN folder and delete subfolder.

Subfolder will always begin with Invoice

OS is UNIX, Solaris.

Please advise on the shell script and let me know if any details required.

Thanks,
Varun
# 2  
Old 06-13-2018
Welcome to the forum.


Any attempts / ideas / thoughts from your side?
# 3  
Old 06-13-2018
I tried with below code, but it says bad find command

Code:
TIMESTAMP=`date +%d%m%Y.%H%M%S`


find /Interface/data/test/IN -type d -name Invoice* | grep -v ' '> /Interface/data/test/INVOICELIST


INVOICELIST=/Interface/data/test/INVOICELIST

for i in `cat ${INVOICELIST}`
do

  echo $i >> /Interface/data/test/INVOICELIST.$TIMESTAMP
  echo "------------------" >> /Interface/data/test/LIST.$TIMESTAMP
  cd $i
  mv * /Interface/data/test/IN >> /Interface/data/test/LIST.$TIMESTAMP


done


#find /Interface/data/test -type f -name INVOICELIST* -mtime +20 -exec rm {} \;

# 4  
Old 06-13-2018
Try (untested)


Code:
cd /Interface/data/test/IN
for PN in Invoice*
  do	cd $PN
	mv * ..
	cd ..
	rmdir $PN

   done


Last edited by RudiC; 06-13-2018 at 04:17 PM..
# 5  
Old 06-13-2018
Thanks for the response, I will execute it and let you know..

What does PN mean here ?

Thanks,
Varun
# 6  
Old 06-13-2018
PN is a shell variable; short for path name.
Please make sure to test in a sandbox environment; You may want to add decent error checking, too!
# 7  
Old 06-13-2018
When I run it, it says Invoice* doesn't exist.

Invoice is a subfolder of IN parent folder
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