On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 09:42 -0600, Paul Seamons wrote: > > tgt=`expr substr $d 1 5` > > All of the bash solutions will also try and move things like > .. > ..
none of the solutions that involved "*" would match ".." so it wouldn't ever try to move .. > foo > fooba yup. 'T'would be a problem. However, the OP stated that each folder began with a unique number code (5 digits long). > > The solutions still work, but they will get a lot of > > mv: cannot move `lib' to a subdirectory of itself, `lib/lib' In this case, there will be no error messages. But you're right; the bash solutions are not generic. > > > Paul > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
