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Old 05-17-2010
Searching for specific filenames
Hi

I would like to know how to search through a directory and pull out files that has a specific pattern in the filename. For example if the filename has "bsc" in it, then that file must be moved to another directory where I will perform some operations on it. I know grep can be used, but I'm not certain of how to use it.

Thanks
# 2  
Old 05-17-2010
Code:
for filename in `ls *bsc*`;
do
    cp $filename /PATH/
done

# 3  
Old 05-17-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by amitranjansahu
Code:
for filename in `ls *bsc*`;
do
    cp $filename /PATH/
done

why exactly do you need an 'ls'?
# 4  
Old 05-17-2010
My filename is gen_bsc_orig_001.csv
I want to look for all filenames that have this pattern: "_bsc_"
And then process these files
The above says :
Code:
$ ./Import_PlannedBSC.sh -b
ls: bsc: No such file or directory

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Mod Comment Use code tags please, ty.
Last edited by zaxxon; 05-17-2010 at 08:52 AM..
# 5  
Old 05-17-2010
Did you try
Code:
find . -type f -name "*_bsc_*" -exec mv {} /path/to/another/dir \;

# 6  
Old 05-17-2010
This is my results:

Code:
$ ./Import_PlannedBSC.sh -b
find: missing argument to `-exec'



---------- Post updated at 08:07 AM ---------- Previous update was at 07:58 AM ----------

This works:

Code:
for filename in "*_bsc_*";
do
cp $filename $dsxdir 
done


Last edited by pludi; 05-17-2010 at 10:05 AM..
# 7  
Old 05-17-2010
All right, it looks like your problem is solved Smilie
Else I'd have suggested to make a copy of your production directory and try to run the find command directly from shell there. If it worked, than we could concentrate on your .sh script, which seemed to fail.
 
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