[SOLVED] Copy file in folder after creating it

trickydba · 12-12-2016, 09:18 AM

I need to be able, from command line to create a folder with just the current date, then copy a file into it. Would can I achieve this? I'm putting this into a script so that this will be done daily. Making the directory in the current folder is not a problem, but copying a file using the 'mv' command into a folder with the current date is.

TenTenths · 12-12-2016, 09:28 AM

Code:

mkdir -p /path/to/$(date +%Y%m%d)

would (today) create /path/to/20161212

Code:

mv whatever.file /path/to/$(date +%Y%m%d)/whatever.file

would move whatever.file to /path/to/20161212/whatever.file

Hardly complicated.

kakistocrat · 12-12-2016, 09:29 AM

One way is to use command substitution to get the date for use in a file name.

Code:

file=$(date +"%F");
echo $file

trickydba · 12-12-2016, 09:29 AM

So far, in my script I have done the following:

1. cd //
2. cd to where I want to create the folder
3. used the 'mkdir' command to created a folder named with the current date
4. cd //
5. cd to folder with the files to move(mv)
6. now need to move the files(only 2) into the directory that was just made with the current date. THIS IS WHERE IM LOST

kakistocrat · 12-12-2016, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TenTenths

Code:

mkdir -p /path/to/$(date +%Y%m%d)

would (today) create /path/to/20161212

Code:

mv whatever.file /path/to/$(date +%Y%m%d)/whatever.file

would move whatever.file to /path/to/20161212/whatever.file

Hardly complicated.

Though there is the potential for a race condition doing it with two separate calls to "date". The day, month, or year could potentially roll over between the first one and the second one.

BW-userx · 12-12-2016, 09:32 AM

almost like @TenTenths did but in one line. with a copy not move;

Code:

#!/bin/bash
mkdir -p /path/to/$(date +%Y%m%d) ; cp -v /source/file /destananation/$(date +%Y%m%d)

example

Code:

userx@SlackDaddy~/testfir>> touch testfile
userx@SlackDaddy~/testfir>> ls
testfile


userx@SlackDaddy~/testfir>> mkdir -p ~/testfir/$(date +%Y%m%d) ; cp -v ~/testfir/testfile  ~/testfir/$(date +%Y%m%d)/

'/home/userx/testfir/testfile' -> '/home/userx/testfir/20161212/testfile'

 

userx@SlackDaddy~/testfir>> ls
20161212  testfile
userx@SlackDaddy~/testfir>> ls 20161212
testfile

BIG NOTE:

Quote:

but copying a file using the 'mv' command into a folder with the current date is.

You cannot copy a file using the move file command. perhaps your thinking was obscured when you wrote that.

trickydba · 12-12-2016, 09:42 AM

Im not a linux expert but I see a potential issue. The 'mkdir' command is fine BUT I want to move the file into the folder with the CURRENT date, not just moving a file to a certain named folder because remember each day this script is ran, it will create a folder named with the current date. I want to use the 'mv' command to delete it from the initial folder it was in.

TenTenths · 12-12-2016, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickydba

So far, in my script I have done the following:

1. cd //
2. cd to where I want to create the folder
3. used the 'mkdir' command to created a folder named with the current date
4. cd //
5. cd to folder with the files to move(mv)
6. now need to move the files(only 2) into the directory that was just made with the current date. THIS IS WHERE IM LOST

1) Redundant
2) Redundant
4) Redundant
5) Redundant

Code:

#!/bin/bash
TODAY=$(date +%Y%m%d)
mkdir -p /where/you/want/to/create/folder/${TODAY}
mv /where/you/want/to/move/files/from/* /where/you/want/to/create/folder/${TODAY}

BW-userx · 12-12-2016, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TenTenths

1) Redundant
2) Redundant
4) Redundant
5) Redundant

Code:

#!/bin/bash
TODAY=$(date +%Y%m%d) #redundant
mkdir -p /where/you/want/to/create/folder/${TODAY}
mv /where/you/want/to/move/files/from/* /where/you/want/to/create/folder/${TODAY}

If he runs it everyday then that (date +%Y%m%d) is going to change everyday as well. keeping it a simple

Code:

mkdir  /path to/$(date +%Y%m%d) ; cp or mv /path to source of file/file /destantion/$(date +%Y%m%d)

will work because it is all done at the same time each day. so no files should get screwed up in where they are put.

lets not let him get finger stress too by having to write all of that. pls ...

TenTenths · 12-12-2016, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

If he runs it everyday then that (date +%Y%m%d) is going to change everyday as well. keeping it a simple

Code:

mkdir  /path to/$(date +%Y%m%d) ; cp or mv /path to source of file/file /destantion/$(date +%Y%m%d)

will work because it is all done at the same time each day. so no files should get screwed up in where they are put.

And if your mkdir runs at 23:59:59 and the cp runs at 00:00:00 YOUR version will have the same problem as mentioned above, calling the date command twice where it'll pick up different dates. But this is linux, so whatever you think is right works for you. Also calling date ONCE has less processor overhead.

TenTenths · 12-12-2016, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

lets not let him get finger stress too by having to write all of that. pls ...

OP also asked for how to do it in a script.

BW-userx · 12-12-2016, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TenTenths

OP also asked for how to do it in a script.

I already did that in post #6

even showed him a working example

trickydba · 12-12-2016, 09:53 AM

@TenTenths......... what if I have two files I need to move instead of one? I don't want to send all files in the folder. This script will be ran @ 12:30 am so there should not be a problem time wise.

TenTenths · 12-12-2016, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

I already did that in post #6

even showed him a working example

Which also has the calling date twice problem that could theoretically cause problems as has been mentioned by Turbocapitalist in post #3.

TenTenths · 12-12-2016, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickydba

@TenTenths......... what if I have two files I need to move instead of one? I don't want to send all files in the folder. This script will be ran @ 12:30 am so there should not be a problem time wise.

Use the mv line twice, once for each file, or make use of any of BW-userx's solutions.