Bash script to move all png files in folder and its subfolders to another directory?
In ~/Desktop/a/ , I have .png files, and there are also subfolders within this that also have .png files.
I'd like to move all of those .png files to another folder.
This is my code so far. It runs, but nothing is placed into the target folder. What is the problem?
#!/bin/bash
cd ~/Desktop/a/
for f in $(find . -type f -name "*.png")
do
mv $f ~/Desktop/new/
done
bash
asked Nov 25 '18 at 8:22
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In ~/Desktop/a/ , I have .png files, and there are also subfolders within this that also have .png files.
I'd like to move all of those .png files to another folder.
This is my code so far. It runs, but nothing is placed into the target folder. What is the problem?
#!/bin/bash
cd ~/Desktop/a/
for f in $(find . -type f -name "*.png")
do
mv $f ~/Desktop/new/
done
bash
asked Nov 25 '18 at 8:22
user10701455user10701455
152
2
This might help: How to debug a bash script?
– Cyrus
Nov 25 '18 at 8:25
See: Copy every file of entire directory structure into base path of another
– Cyrus
Nov 25 '18 at 8:28
I do not see why this script should fail silently. But in any case I would enclose$fin double quotes. You may want to tryechoinstead ofmv.
– tif
Nov 25 '18 at 8:30
for f in $(find ...)is basically a bug. See mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls#for_f_in_.24.28ls_.2A.mp3.29.
– melpomene
Nov 25 '18 at 8:32
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In ~/Desktop/a/ , I have .png files, and there are also subfolders within this that also have .png files.
I'd like to move all of those .png files to another folder.
This is my code so far. It runs, but nothing is placed into the target folder. What is the problem?
#!/bin/bash
cd ~/Desktop/a/
for f in $(find . -type f -name "*.png")
do
mv $f ~/Desktop/new/
done
bash
asked Nov 25 '18 at 8:22
user10701455user10701455
152
In ~/Desktop/a/ , I have .png files, and there are also subfolders within this that also have .png files.
I'd like to move all of those .png files to another folder.
This is my code so far. It runs, but nothing is placed into the target folder. What is the problem?
#!/bin/bash
cd ~/Desktop/a/
for f in $(find . -type f -name "*.png")
do
mv $f ~/Desktop/new/
done
bash
bash
asked Nov 25 '18 at 8:22
user10701455user10701455
152
asked Nov 25 '18 at 8:22
user10701455user10701455
152
asked Nov 25 '18 at 8:22
user10701455user10701455
152
asked Nov 25 '18 at 8:22
user10701455user10701455
152
asked Nov 25 '18 at 8:22
user10701455user10701455
152
152
2
This might help: How to debug a bash script?
– Cyrus
Nov 25 '18 at 8:25
See: Copy every file of entire directory structure into base path of another
– Cyrus
Nov 25 '18 at 8:28
I do not see why this script should fail silently. But in any case I would enclose$fin double quotes. You may want to tryechoinstead ofmv.
– tif
Nov 25 '18 at 8:30
for f in $(find ...)is basically a bug. See mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls#for_f_in_.24.28ls_.2A.mp3.29.
– melpomene
Nov 25 '18 at 8:32
add a comment |
2
This might help: How to debug a bash script?
– Cyrus
Nov 25 '18 at 8:25
See: Copy every file of entire directory structure into base path of another
– Cyrus
Nov 25 '18 at 8:28
I do not see why this script should fail silently. But in any case I would enclose$fin double quotes. You may want to tryechoinstead ofmv.
– tif
Nov 25 '18 at 8:30
for f in $(find ...)is basically a bug. See mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls#for_f_in_.24.28ls_.2A.mp3.29.
– melpomene
Nov 25 '18 at 8:32
2
2
This might help: How to debug a bash script?
– Cyrus
Nov 25 '18 at 8:25
This might help: How to debug a bash script?
– Cyrus
Nov 25 '18 at 8:25
See: Copy every file of entire directory structure into base path of another
– Cyrus
Nov 25 '18 at 8:28
See: Copy every file of entire directory structure into base path of another
– Cyrus
Nov 25 '18 at 8:28
I do not see why this script should fail silently. But in any case I would enclose
$f in double quotes. You may want to try echo instead of mv.– tif
Nov 25 '18 at 8:30
I do not see why this script should fail silently. But in any case I would enclose
$f in double quotes. You may want to try echo instead of mv.– tif
Nov 25 '18 at 8:30
for f in $(find ...) is basically a bug. See mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls#for_f_in_.24.28ls_.2A.mp3.29.– melpomene
Nov 25 '18 at 8:32
for f in $(find ...) is basically a bug. See mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls#for_f_in_.24.28ls_.2A.mp3.29.– melpomene
Nov 25 '18 at 8:32
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I guess that these image filenames maybe include spaces or other special characters.
find ~/Desktop/a/ -type f -name "*.png" -exec mv "{}" ~/Desktop/new/ ;
or
find ~/Desktop/a/ -type f -name "*.png" -print0 | xargs -0 -I{} mv "{}" ~/Desktop/new/
answered Nov 25 '18 at 8:33
FengFeng
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If your bash is new enough, you can also use globstar:
cd ~/Desktop/a || exit 1
shopt -s globstar
mv -- **/*.png ~/Desktop/new
Or (if there are too many files to fit in a single command line):
shopt -s globstar
for f in ~/Desktop/a/**/*.png; do
mv -- "$f" ~/Desktop/new
done
answered Nov 25 '18 at 8:39
melpomenemelpomene
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I guess that these image filenames maybe include spaces or other special characters.
find ~/Desktop/a/ -type f -name "*.png" -exec mv "{}" ~/Desktop/new/ ;
or
find ~/Desktop/a/ -type f -name "*.png" -print0 | xargs -0 -I{} mv "{}" ~/Desktop/new/
answered Nov 25 '18 at 8:33
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I guess that these image filenames maybe include spaces or other special characters.
find ~/Desktop/a/ -type f -name "*.png" -exec mv "{}" ~/Desktop/new/ ;
or
find ~/Desktop/a/ -type f -name "*.png" -print0 | xargs -0 -I{} mv "{}" ~/Desktop/new/
answered Nov 25 '18 at 8:33
FengFeng
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I guess that these image filenames maybe include spaces or other special characters.
find ~/Desktop/a/ -type f -name "*.png" -exec mv "{}" ~/Desktop/new/ ;
or
find ~/Desktop/a/ -type f -name "*.png" -print0 | xargs -0 -I{} mv "{}" ~/Desktop/new/
answered Nov 25 '18 at 8:33
FengFeng
1,0881811
I guess that these image filenames maybe include spaces or other special characters.
find ~/Desktop/a/ -type f -name "*.png" -exec mv "{}" ~/Desktop/new/ ;
or
find ~/Desktop/a/ -type f -name "*.png" -print0 | xargs -0 -I{} mv "{}" ~/Desktop/new/
answered Nov 25 '18 at 8:33
FengFeng
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answered Nov 25 '18 at 8:33
FengFeng
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answered Nov 25 '18 at 8:33
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If your bash is new enough, you can also use globstar:
cd ~/Desktop/a || exit 1
shopt -s globstar
mv -- **/*.png ~/Desktop/new
Or (if there are too many files to fit in a single command line):
shopt -s globstar
for f in ~/Desktop/a/**/*.png; do
mv -- "$f" ~/Desktop/new
done
answered Nov 25 '18 at 8:39
melpomenemelpomene
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If your bash is new enough, you can also use globstar:
cd ~/Desktop/a || exit 1
shopt -s globstar
mv -- **/*.png ~/Desktop/new
Or (if there are too many files to fit in a single command line):
shopt -s globstar
for f in ~/Desktop/a/**/*.png; do
mv -- "$f" ~/Desktop/new
done
answered Nov 25 '18 at 8:39
melpomenemelpomene
61.6k54994
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If your bash is new enough, you can also use globstar:
cd ~/Desktop/a || exit 1
shopt -s globstar
mv -- **/*.png ~/Desktop/new
Or (if there are too many files to fit in a single command line):
shopt -s globstar
for f in ~/Desktop/a/**/*.png; do
mv -- "$f" ~/Desktop/new
done
answered Nov 25 '18 at 8:39
melpomenemelpomene
61.6k54994
If your bash is new enough, you can also use globstar:
cd ~/Desktop/a || exit 1
shopt -s globstar
mv -- **/*.png ~/Desktop/new
Or (if there are too many files to fit in a single command line):
shopt -s globstar
for f in ~/Desktop/a/**/*.png; do
mv -- "$f" ~/Desktop/new
done
answered Nov 25 '18 at 8:39
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answered Nov 25 '18 at 8:39
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This might help: How to debug a bash script?
– Cyrus
Nov 25 '18 at 8:25
See: Copy every file of entire directory structure into base path of another
– Cyrus
Nov 25 '18 at 8:28
I do not see why this script should fail silently. But in any case I would enclose
$fin double quotes. You may want to tryechoinstead ofmv.– tif
Nov 25 '18 at 8:30
for f in $(find ...)is basically a bug. See mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls#for_f_in_.24.28ls_.2A.mp3.29.– melpomene
Nov 25 '18 at 8:32