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I have batch of files named A-01.pdf, A-02.pdf, B-01.pdf, B-02.pdf…. Then I have folder structure 01, 02, 03,…. How can I move all the files with 01 in there name to folder 01, all with 02 to folder 02 and so on?
There are a lot of scripts on the net but none of them seams to fit my case.
The following solution will move all (and only) ".avi" files within subfolders (one level deep) to the parent folder and delete the subfolders. It may not be the most optimal solution since there are many different ways in which shell scripts can be written to solve a problem.
Assumptions and restrictions:
Caution: This uses a shell script that moves files and deletes directories/files completely. Have a backup before attempting to use it (even minor changes in the script can cause serious and irrecoverable issues). There is no way to recover from any issues except for restoring from a backup.
Solution:
Set the conditions criteria as follows
If <any> of the following conditions are met for <any of its sub-files or folders>
<Any File>
Set the Do the following to the matched file or folder: as follows
<Run shell script> <embedded script>
'/bin/sh).In the textbox below, copy and paste this shell script (I have included comments starting with # - they're just to make it easy to understand or modify)
# Get the directory name and go into it - this should be the parent directory
dir=`dirname $1`
cd $dir
# Find all directories one level below
# For each subdirectory, move all ".avi" files to its parent directory,
# then remove the subdirectory and its contents (change avi to any other extension if necessary)
find . ! -path . -type d -maxdepth 1 -exec sh -c '
dir="$0"
mv $dir/*/*/*.avi $dir/..
rm -rf $dir
' {} ';'
You can use a shell script like this:
for f; do
case $f in
*.mp3|*.m4a) mv -n "$f" ~/Music;;
*.jpg) mv -n "$f" ~/Pictures;;
*) mv -n "$f" ~/Documents;;
esac
done
mv -n skips a file when a file with the same name exists in the target.
Best Answer
Assuming that these files are all in the same folder and the numbered folders are part of that folder as well, open Terminal and run