find and move files without overwriting and with output
I'm trying to find and move some files from /home/user/fol1 to /home/user/fol2.
Generally I would use
find . -type f -name "abc*" -exec mv -t "/path/to/foo/bar" {} +
but this overwrites files with same names already present in /path/to/foo/bar.
I want it to skip the files if already present there.
If this requires a loop, I also need an output either plain output on shell or in a log file.
Any ideas?
linux files find mv
edited Jan 17 at 15:27
Jeff Schaller
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I'm trying to find and move some files from /home/user/fol1 to /home/user/fol2.
Generally I would use
find . -type f -name "abc*" -exec mv -t "/path/to/foo/bar" {} +
but this overwrites files with same names already present in /path/to/foo/bar.
I want it to skip the files if already present there.
If this requires a loop, I also need an output either plain output on shell or in a log file.
Any ideas?
linux files find mv
edited Jan 17 at 15:27
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
asked Jan 17 at 15:09
UmerUmer
174
Do you want to have all files in a single directory/path/to/foo/bareven if they were in subdirectories? Example: Filebaz/abcdefwould be moved to/path/to/foo/bar/abcdef. Or would you want/path/to/foo/bar/baz/abcdef? In case you don't have files in subdirectories you would not needfind.
– Bodo
Jan 17 at 15:25
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I'm trying to find and move some files from /home/user/fol1 to /home/user/fol2.
Generally I would use
find . -type f -name "abc*" -exec mv -t "/path/to/foo/bar" {} +
but this overwrites files with same names already present in /path/to/foo/bar.
I want it to skip the files if already present there.
If this requires a loop, I also need an output either plain output on shell or in a log file.
Any ideas?
linux files find mv
edited Jan 17 at 15:27
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
asked Jan 17 at 15:09
UmerUmer
174
I'm trying to find and move some files from /home/user/fol1 to /home/user/fol2.
Generally I would use
find . -type f -name "abc*" -exec mv -t "/path/to/foo/bar" {} +
but this overwrites files with same names already present in /path/to/foo/bar.
I want it to skip the files if already present there.
If this requires a loop, I also need an output either plain output on shell or in a log file.
Any ideas?
linux files find mv
linux files find mv
edited Jan 17 at 15:27
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
asked Jan 17 at 15:09
UmerUmer
174
edited Jan 17 at 15:27
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
asked Jan 17 at 15:09
UmerUmer
174
edited Jan 17 at 15:27
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
edited Jan 17 at 15:27
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
edited Jan 17 at 15:27
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
39.9k1054126
asked Jan 17 at 15:09
UmerUmer
174
asked Jan 17 at 15:09
UmerUmer
174
asked Jan 17 at 15:09
UmerUmer
174
174
Do you want to have all files in a single directory/path/to/foo/bareven if they were in subdirectories? Example: Filebaz/abcdefwould be moved to/path/to/foo/bar/abcdef. Or would you want/path/to/foo/bar/baz/abcdef? In case you don't have files in subdirectories you would not needfind.
– Bodo
Jan 17 at 15:25
add a comment |
Do you want to have all files in a single directory/path/to/foo/bareven if they were in subdirectories? Example: Filebaz/abcdefwould be moved to/path/to/foo/bar/abcdef. Or would you want/path/to/foo/bar/baz/abcdef? In case you don't have files in subdirectories you would not needfind.
– Bodo
Jan 17 at 15:25
Do you want to have all files in a single directory
/path/to/foo/bar even if they were in subdirectories? Example: File baz/abcdef would be moved to /path/to/foo/bar/abcdef. Or would you want /path/to/foo/bar/baz/abcdef? In case you don't have files in subdirectories you would not need find.– Bodo
Jan 17 at 15:25
Do you want to have all files in a single directory
/path/to/foo/bar even if they were in subdirectories? Example: File baz/abcdef would be moved to /path/to/foo/bar/abcdef. Or would you want /path/to/foo/bar/baz/abcdef? In case you don't have files in subdirectories you would not need find.– Bodo
Jan 17 at 15:25
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You can use n option:
find . -type f -name "abc*" -exec mv -nt "/path/to/foo/bar" "{}" +
From man mv:
-n, --no-clobber
do not overwrite an existing file
answered Jan 17 at 15:12
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You can use n option:
find . -type f -name "abc*" -exec mv -nt "/path/to/foo/bar" "{}" +
From man mv:
-n, --no-clobber
do not overwrite an existing file
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You can use n option:
find . -type f -name "abc*" -exec mv -nt "/path/to/foo/bar" "{}" +
From man mv:
-n, --no-clobber
do not overwrite an existing file
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You can use n option:
find . -type f -name "abc*" -exec mv -nt "/path/to/foo/bar" "{}" +
From man mv:
-n, --no-clobber
do not overwrite an existing file
answered Jan 17 at 15:12
P_YadavP_Yadav
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You can use n option:
find . -type f -name "abc*" -exec mv -nt "/path/to/foo/bar" "{}" +
From man mv:
-n, --no-clobber
do not overwrite an existing file
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Do you want to have all files in a single directory
/path/to/foo/bareven if they were in subdirectories? Example: Filebaz/abcdefwould be moved to/path/to/foo/bar/abcdef. Or would you want/path/to/foo/bar/baz/abcdef? In case you don't have files in subdirectories you would not needfind.– Bodo
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