[SOLVED] How to put modified files in directory

blaise77 · 12-12-2012, 09:49 AM

How do you put modified files in a directory/folder in home directory.
Is it '>'?

linosaurusroot · 12-12-2012, 09:54 AM

Are you asking how to redirect output from a program into a new file?

blaise77 · 12-12-2012, 10:41 AM

yes please

linosaurusroot · 12-12-2012, 10:55 AM

Supposing you run the program "date" to tell you the time and date ... normally it shows on your screen.

Or you could do

Code:

date > eccles

to create a file called "eccles" (in your current directory) with that text in it.

Or

Code:

date > ~/eight_oclock

to create a file called "eight_oclock" (in your home directory) with that text in it.

http://www.hexmaster.com/goonscripts...ime_is_it.html

mandyapenguin · 12-12-2012, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blaise77

yes please

See the I/O redirection

blaise77 · 12-12-2012, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linosaurusroot

Supposing you run the program "date" to tell you the time and date ... normally it shows on your screen.

Or you could do

Code:

date > eccles

to create a file called "eccles" (in your current directory) with that text in it.

Or

Code:

date > ~/eight_oclock

to create a file called "eight_oclock" (in your home directory) with that text in it.

http://www.hexmaster.com/goonscripts...ime_is_it.html

Folder has already been created. So hw do you direct output to the newly created folder/directory

linosaurusroot · 12-12-2012, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blaise77

Folder has already been created. So hw do you direct output to the newly created folder/directory

Show us the command you ran, with the output.

blaise77 · 12-12-2012, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linosaurusroot

Show us the command you ran, with the output.

$ find . -mtime +1 -name '*as*'
./.#bashrc
./.bashrc~
./.bash_logout
./.bash_profile
./.bash_aliases

yancek · 12-12-2012, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Folder has already been created. So hw do you direct output to the newly created folder/directory

It's explained above by linosaurus root. You are just running the find command and getting output in the terminal. If you want it in a 'folder', you need to point it to the folder so add this to your command:

Quote:

> Folder/output

Replace Folder with whatever your folder name is and output with whatever file name you want. The above will work if the 'Folder' is in the same directory, otherwise you need the full path to it.