move file script

[rhansen]

Hello,

I am trying to move a file on many servers. I am going to use a find command to find the file under /home and if it is found then move it to /var.
Like find / -name abc.txt and if abc.txt is found then move it to /var.

Can someone tell me how I can do this using a simple script.

Thanks in advance.

[davesec]

Use:
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find / -name abc.txt -exec mv {} /var \;
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[rhansen]

How about using the find command only to look at a specific location like just /tmp.

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi:

> How about using the find command only to look at a specific location like just /tmp.

Of course, in fact you can look at multiple locations all at once:

# find /tmp /home -xdev -type f -name "*.log"

It is generally a good idea to add the '-xdev' argument to prevent crossing mountpoints. This can be especially important when visiting the '/' directory.

The '-type f' argument means confine results only to files; not directories, for instance.

The double quotes around the '-name' argument prevent the shell from expanding the filename. This lets the expression be passed along to 'find'.

Regards!

...JRF...

[rhansen]

Thanks.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again):

I see that you are new to this Forum. Welcome!

That said, please read the link below about points. Points are not only a way of saying "thanks!" but bread-crumbs for future trollers to find the tastiest (most applicable) solution:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#28

...JRF...