mv: how to protect files from being moved

hamish · 09-05-2005, 03:57 PM

Hey

I have to write a little script which automatically moves files to a different directory if they have not been modified recently.

However, there are about 10 files/directories which will never be modified, but I don't want to move them, ever.

Therefore, my question is: how can I move all my files automatically, but protect these 10 files/directories?

Is there any kind of "exclude-from" list for mv?

Thanks
Hamish

Komakino · 09-05-2005, 04:03 PM

You could make them read-only.

david_ross · 09-05-2005, 04:17 PM

You could use find to check the modified time and exclude the names using the same find command or just touch the directories first.

PTrenholme · 09-05-2005, 04:39 PM

Or you could mark them (the directories, not the files) as "sticky." See man chmod for details.

shengchieh · 09-05-2005, 09:15 PM

Or you could change ownership of these files
using chown.

Sheng-Chieh