Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi all,

i m new to Unix shell scripting(ksh)

i have a requirement, can anyone help me out in this..

spec:
i need to move all the files landing in "X" directory to "Y" directory automatically everyday at a particular time..

Use the cron mechanism.

man cron or Google on it.

Regards

Thats not really a scripting thing, but you can schedule this using cron
Try typing crontab -e to edit the crontab with your default editor

The way this file is configured will depend entirely on how often you want this operation performed, and at which times/days etc.
Then you should be able to use a simple mv.

If you can provide the time/date etc I can give you more specific instructions.

the files should be moved at 6 am EST everyday, and only once.

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You should have all you need. This kind of task is exactly what cron was designed to do.

Just google "cron" or "cron tutorial" or "cron examples" to get exact step by step ways of doing what you need. You could run "man cron" too, but that will probably be a bit of an information overload for what you need, but ultimately will contain the answer as well.

Thx.. all for the info....