[SOLVED]commandline tool for searching multiple folders & moving files

CPUnltd · 2011-01-19 17:19:51

is there a single tool (ncurses, small set of commands, etc) that would allow me to search a range of folders within a folder (xx1, xx2, xx3, etc inside of /wherever/I/choose) and move the results to another folder? I'd like to make this effort as quick as possible and I know that commandline is pretty much the fastest option there is for file manipulation. I'm hoping there's an all in one option because I'd need to move the results from all the folders they were found in to one location at the same time. Thanks in advance.

Last edited by CPUnltd (2011-01-20 01:35:26)

clearloon · 2011-01-19 17:30:56

You're looking for the "find" command. Have a read about it and see how you go first.

karol · 2011-01-19 23:09:30

find $searchpath -type f -size -15k -exec mv "{}" $HOME/small/ \;

moves files that are less than 15 KB.

CPUnltd · 2011-01-20 01:34:25

thank you... I've pretty much figured it out... this is a pretty nice tool!

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#1 2011-01-19 17:19:51

[SOLVED]commandline tool for searching multiple folders & moving files

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