hi

i have to move the files from one folder to another folder by writing shell script. after moving i have to delete from the current folder.

in which way i can do this.
can anyone tell me?
-arockia

You move files by issuing "mv <filename>" and it moves them so you don't have to delete them from the original directory. man mv

hi
when i have moved the files from one directory to another directory, i have used mv sourcedir/* destdir

but if if there is no file in the source directory i got the following error
cannot access: No such file or directory
it is in unix..
i hope definitely there will be a option in mv. now i will try for the option .
if anyone know the option please reply
-arockia

Here's an example, since I don't really understand your English...

mingdao@paul:~/numlockx-1.0$ ls -alc
total 403
drwxr-xr-x 2 mingdao users 936 2004-09-06 17:27 ./
drwx--x--x 29 mingdao users 1336 2004-09-08 18:08 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 77 2004-09-06 17:18 AUTHORS
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 1092 2004-09-06 17:18 ChangeLog
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 7160 2004-09-06 17:18 INSTALL
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 1146 2004-09-06 17:18 LICENSE
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 14132 2004-09-06 17:26 Makefile
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 3753 2004-09-06 17:18 Makefile.am
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 13615 2004-09-06 17:18 Makefile.in
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 4164 2004-09-06 17:18 README
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 29 2004-09-06 17:18 TODO
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 31 2004-09-06 17:18 acconfig.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 7021 2004-09-06 17:18 acinclude.m4
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 11185 2004-09-06 17:18 aclocal.m4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28741 2004-09-06 17:26 backup-090620041726-pre-numlockx-1.0.tgz
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 1746 2004-09-06 17:26 config.cache
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 370 2004-09-06 17:26 config.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 289 2004-09-06 17:18 config.h.in
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 2319 2004-09-06 17:26 config.log
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mingdao users 8364 2004-09-06 17:26 config.status*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mingdao users 66805 2004-09-06 17:18 configure*
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 530 2004-09-06 17:18 configure.in
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mingdao users 5584 2004-09-06 17:18 install-sh*
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 5673 2004-09-06 17:18 main.c
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 72180 2004-09-06 17:26 main.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 6274 2004-09-06 17:18 missing
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mingdao users 731 2004-09-06 17:18 mkinstalldirs*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mingdao users 61812 2004-09-06 17:26 numlockx*
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 10 2004-09-06 17:26 stamp-h
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 0 2004-09-06 17:18 stamp-h.in
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 560 2004-09-06 17:27 xinitrc.sav*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mingdao users 471 2004-09-06 17:27 xsetup.sav*
mingdao@paul:~/numlockx-1.0$ mv backup-090620041726-pre-numlockx-1.0.tgz ~/tarballs/
mingdao@paul:~/numlockx-1.0$ ls -alc
total 371
drwxr-xr-x 2 mingdao users 880 2004-09-08 21:10 ./
drwx--x--x 29 mingdao users 1336 2004-09-08 18:08 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 77 2004-09-06 17:18 AUTHORS
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 1092 2004-09-06 17:18 ChangeLog
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 7160 2004-09-06 17:18 INSTALL
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 1146 2004-09-06 17:18 LICENSE
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 14132 2004-09-06 17:26 Makefile
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 3753 2004-09-06 17:18 Makefile.am
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 13615 2004-09-06 17:18 Makefile.in
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 4164 2004-09-06 17:18 README
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 29 2004-09-06 17:18 TODO
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 31 2004-09-06 17:18 acconfig.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 7021 2004-09-06 17:18 acinclude.m4
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 11185 2004-09-06 17:18 aclocal.m4
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 1746 2004-09-06 17:26 config.cache
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 370 2004-09-06 17:26 config.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 289 2004-09-06 17:18 config.h.in
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 2319 2004-09-06 17:26 config.log
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mingdao users 8364 2004-09-06 17:26 config.status*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mingdao users 66805 2004-09-06 17:18 configure*
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 530 2004-09-06 17:18 configure.in
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mingdao users 5584 2004-09-06 17:18 install-sh*
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 5673 2004-09-06 17:18 main.c
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 72180 2004-09-06 17:26 main.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 6274 2004-09-06 17:18 missing
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mingdao users 731 2004-09-06 17:18 mkinstalldirs*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mingdao users 61812 2004-09-06 17:26 numlockx*
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 10 2004-09-06 17:26 stamp-h
-rw-r--r-- 1 mingdao users 0 2004-09-06 17:18 stamp-h.in
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 560 2004-09-06 17:27 xinitrc.sav*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 mingdao users 471 2004-09-06 17:27 xsetup.sav*

The .tgz file is gone from the directory.