Sort files in directories based on the files date...

CharlieMike73 · 09-08-2009, 03:02 PM

I need a script that will take all the files in a given directory and create new monthly sub-directories and sort all the files based on the creation date into the appropriate directory.

For example, all files created between 01/01/09 and 01/31/09 will be placed in 'JAN-2009'

Thank you,
Charlie

Sergei Steshenko · 09-08-2009, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CharlieMike73

I need a script that will take all the files in a given directory and create new monthly sub-directories and sort all the files based on the creation date into the appropriate directory.

For example, all files created between 01/01/09 and 01/31/09 will be placed in 'JAN-2009'

Thank you,
Charlie

man find

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CharlieMike73 · 09-09-2009, 07:41 AM

I'm sure that response was an informative one to anyone that knows/uses Linux, but I don't; I'm just covering for a college who is out sick... well trying to anyway!

Can you go into a little more detail and explain. Sorry to be a nuisance, Linux is not the platform I work on and I just need to sort these files one time so dont want to spend too much time learning something I cannot see 'myself' using again.

CharlieMike73 · 09-09-2009, 11:55 AM

Hello folks. I have read the forum here but there's too much info so I need a little nudge.

I printed out the "man find" manual but it didn't make much sense as it says nothing of how to create new directories and then move the files to the appropriate month-year directory.

I also read something about "exec" but really do need some help here.

Any assistance is appreciated!

Sergei Steshenko · 09-09-2009, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CharlieMike73

Hello folks. I have read the forum here but there's too much info so I need a little nudge.

I printed out the "man find" manual but it didn't make much sense as it says nothing of how to create new directories and then move the files to the appropriate month-year directory.

I also read something about "exec" but really do need some help here.

Any assistance is appreciated!

Does 'find' command give you the ability to choose files based their modification date ?

The answer is in 'man find'.

crabboy · 09-09-2009, 10:04 PM

Took me about 12 lines to accomplish this, without using find, and I'd post the script but this sounds too much like a school project.

Pull the filename and date from the output of ls -l
Loop over the output:
Reformat the date, to your desired directory name, using the date command and format specifier
Test to see if the directory exists and create the directory if it does not
move the file to the directory
end loop