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Old 04-19-2014
Moving files within particular conditions
I have to move some files, in a particoular range time, from transit directory to a final directory.
For example, consider this scenario:

Code:
/folder/pod/transit
 bash-3.00$ ls -lrt
1367962 Mar 18 09:40 30481.20140318094037.file
1372051 Mar 18 09:40 30480.20140318094035.file
1390620 Mar 19 09:40 30479.20140318094033.file
1365162 Mar 20 09:40 30478.20140318094031.file
1372282 Mar 20 09:40 30477.20140318094030.file
1399722 Mar 21 09:40 30476.20140318094028.file
1393661 Mar 22 09:40 30475.20140318093030.file

/folder/pod/final
bash-3.00$ ls -lrt
total 0

which sequence of commands can i use, for obtain this output case ?

CASE A) moving files between Mar 19 and Mar 20
Code:
/folder/pod/transit
 bash-3.00$ ls -lrt
1367962 Mar 18 09:40 30481.20140318094037.file
1372051 Mar 18 09:40 30480.20140318094035.file
1399722 Mar 21 09:40 30476.20140318094028.file
1393661 Mar 22 09:40 30475.20140318093030.file

/folder/pod/final
bash-3.00$ ls -lrt
1390620 Mar 19 09:40 30479.20140318094033.file
1365162 Mar 20 09:40 30478.20140318094031.file
1372282 Mar 20 09:40 30477.20140318094030.file

CASE B) moving files older than Mar 21
Code:
/folder/pod/transit
 bash-3.00$ ls -lrt
1399722 Mar 21 09:40 30476.20140318094028.file
1393661 Mar 22 09:40 30475.20140318093030.file

/folder/pod/final
bash-3.00$ ls -lrt
1367962 Mar 18 09:40 30481.20140318094037.file
1372051 Mar 18 09:40 30480.20140318094035.file
1390620 Mar 19 09:40 30479.20140318094033.file
1365162 Mar 20 09:40 30478.20140318094031.file
1372282 Mar 20 09:40 30477.20140318094030.file

Thanks in advance for your support
# 2  
Old 04-19-2014
Does your find version have the -newerXY test? If not, try to touch one or two reference files and use them for a -newer comparison.
 
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