mv files with specific date/time and count

sunny singhal · 01-16-2016, 09:04 AM

Hi, I am trying to move a batch of files from 1 folder to another with specific date/time and count. Date and time option is working fine but not head(for count). Please help, I have below command to start with:

Below command is working fine for Date and time, but not sure how can I use it for copying only first 10 files.

find . -type f -newermt "2016-01-16 02:00:00" ! -newermt "2016-1-16 03:00:00" -exec mv '{}' /tmp/sunny/ \;

schneidz · 01-16-2016, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sunny singhal

Hi, I am trying to move a batch of files from 1 folder to another with specific date/time and count. Date and time option is working fine but not head(for count). Please help, I have below command to start with:

Below command is working fine for Date and time, but not sure how can I use it for copying only first 10 files.

find . -type f -newermt "2016-01-16 02:00:00" ! -newermt "2016-1-16 03:00:00" -exec mv '{}' /tmp/sunny/ \;

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Code:

mv `find . -type f -newermt "2016-01-16 02:00:00" ! -newermt "2016-1-16 03:00:00" | head` /tmp/sunny/