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Old 07-20-2007
Bryan,
Whenever an issue becomes difficult to resolve, it is best to analyze
the entire context of the problem.

Could you please tell us all relevant information regarding your problem:

1) What is the frequency files are added to the directory?
Example: Constantly, every minute, every hour, etc.

2) Is there a rule in the formation of the file name?
Example: All files start with "ABC", then a sequential number, etc.

3) In the average, how big is each file?

4) Is there any other files in this directory besides the files to be moved?

After you answer these questions, we will have a more definitive solution
for your issue.
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cpio(4) 						     Kernel Interfaces Manual							   cpio(4)

NAME

       cpio - format of cpio archive

DESCRIPTION

       The header structure, when the option of is not used (see cpio(1)), is:

       When the option is used, the header information is described by:

       Longtime  and Longfile are equivalent to and respectively.  The contents of each file are recorded together with other items describing the
       file.  Every instance of contains the constant 070707 (octal).  The items through have meanings explained in stat(2).  The  length  of  the
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