Re: moves dot files to different directory
> >ls -Ald ~/.??* | grep '^-' | sed 's/^\([^ ]*[ ]*\)\{8,8\}\([^ ]*\)/\2/'
>
> ls -Ald ~/.[^.]* | grep '^-' | tr -s ' ' | cut -d' ' -f9
> It is not that much shorter, but it sure is prettier at least to my eyes. :)
Or if we are just trying to have fun with one line scripting...
for i in $(echo '.*');do test -f $i && echo $i; done
And the output of the for...done loop can itself be used as input to
other commands.
mv $(for i in $(echo '.*');do test -f $i && echo $i; done) /path/dir/
But that might trigger an ARG_MAX limit. Better to use xargs.
for i in $(echo '.*');do test -f $i && echo $i; done \
| xargs --no-run-if-empty mv --target-directory /path/dir
Bob
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Re: moves dot files to different directory
> >To ignore . and .., use -A (almost all). I also figured that
> >directories weren't needed, so grepped for regular files. Then used sed
> >to print only the 9th word.
> >
> >ls -Ald ~/.??* | grep '^-' | sed 's/^\([^ ]*[ ]*\)\{8,8\}\([^ ]*\)/\2/'
>
> ls -Ald ~/.[^.]* | grep '^-' | tr -s ' ' | cut -d' ' -f9
> It is not that much shorter, but it sure is prettier at least to my eyes. :)
I prefer find myself.
find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '.*' -print
Or, as the original question was how to move all hidden files to a
different directory, this is one way.
find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '.*' -print0 \
| xargs -0 --no-run-if-empty mv --target-directory /path/to/dir
Bob
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Re: moves dot files to different directory
On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 07:56:16PM -0400, Brian Nelson wrote: | Derrick 'dman' Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | > On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 11:21:18AM -0500, Henning, Brian wrote: | > | hello all- | > | I have the task of moving all my hidden files to another | > | directory. how can i select only these files and not the | > | standard files. | > | | > | ls .* doesn't seem to work. | > | > It does (but without "-a" you won't see them), but it includes '.' and | > '..' also :-) (you don't want to 'cp -r' those). | > | > | > ls -ad ~/.[^.]* | | From man ls, | |-A, --almost-all | do not list implied . and .. Sure, but if you're trying to test your globbing before running 'cp -ar', it isn't helpful :-). Of course, 'echo' could also be used to test the globbing. :-). -D -- A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends. Proverbs 16:28 http://dman.ddts.net/~dman/ pgpDzPCNFpAgm.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: moves dot files to different directory
Gary Turner wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 12:23:44 -0500, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote:
On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 11:21:18AM -0500, Henning, Brian wrote:
| hello all-
| I have the task of moving all my hidden files to another directory. how can
| i select only these files and not the standard files.
|
| ls .* doesn't seem to work.
It does (but without "-a" you won't see them), but it includes '.' and
'..' also :-) (you don't want to 'cp -r' those).
ls -ad ~/.[^.]*
(use -d to not get a recursive listing of all the directories)
^^
Thanks, dman. I'd never have thought of that. That took me to man ls
where I found -A. Even a blind pig can find an acorn now and then. :)
Excuse me if my comments only duplicate others', my ISP, bless their
numb-nut brains, is up to 30 hours delay in delivering the mail. Oddly
enough, I don't have the original post in this thread yet. :(
To ignore . and .., use -A (almost all). I also figured that
directories weren't needed, so grepped for regular files. Then used sed
to print only the 9th word.
ls -Ald ~/.??* | grep '^-' | sed 's/^\([^ ]*[ ]*\)\{8,8\}\([^ ]*\)/\2/'
ls -Ald ~/.[^.]* | grep '^-' | tr -s ' ' | cut -d' ' -f9
It is not that much shorter, but it sure is prettier at least to my eyes. :)
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Re: moves dot files to different directory
On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 12:23:44 -0500, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote:
>On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 11:21:18AM -0500, Henning, Brian wrote:
>| hello all-
>| I have the task of moving all my hidden files to another directory. how can
>| i select only these files and not the standard files.
>|
>| ls .* doesn't seem to work.
>
>It does (but without "-a" you won't see them), but it includes '.' and
>'..' also :-) (you don't want to 'cp -r' those).
>
>
>ls -ad ~/.[^.]*
>
>
>(use -d to not get a recursive listing of all the directories)
^^
Thanks, dman. I'd never have thought of that. That took me to man ls
where I found -A. Even a blind pig can find an acorn now and then. :)
Excuse me if my comments only duplicate others', my ISP, bless their
numb-nut brains, is up to 30 hours delay in delivering the mail. Oddly
enough, I don't have the original post in this thread yet. :(
To ignore . and .., use -A (almost all). I also figured that
directories weren't needed, so grepped for regular files. Then used sed
to print only the 9th word.
ls -Ald ~/.??* | grep '^-' | sed 's/^\([^ ]*[ ]*\)\{8,8\}\([^ ]*\)/\2/'
I'm sure anyone with a clue will improve on this regexp (maybe use \< \>
for words?). I copied/modified this from a "RUTE" example.
Or, script the whole thing with awk.
#!/bin/bash
for i in $(ls -Ald ~/.[^.]* | grep '^-' | awk '{print $9}');
do
echo $i #test first
done
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gt
It is interesting to note that as one evil empire (generic) fell,
another Evil Empire (tm) began its nefarious rise. -- gt
Coincidence? I think not.
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Re: moves dot files to different directory
> > > ls -ad ~/.[^.]* This is one of the FAQs in fileutils. Check it out! http://www.gnu.org/software/fileutils/doc/faq/#ls%20-a%20*%20does%20not%20list%20dot%20files Bob pgpTmwImw1vEO.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: moves dot files to different directory
Derrick 'dman' Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 11:21:18AM -0500, Henning, Brian wrote: > | hello all- > | I have the task of moving all my hidden files to another directory. how can > | i select only these files and not the standard files. > | > | ls .* doesn't seem to work. > > It does (but without "-a" you won't see them), but it includes '.' and > '..' also :-) (you don't want to 'cp -r' those). > > > ls -ad ~/.[^.]* >From man ls, -A, --almost-all do not list implied . and .. -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: moves dot files to different directory
* Steve Juranich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020628 10:49]: > > ls -ad ~/.[^.]* > > I prefer: > > ls -ad ~/.??* > > > Many less keystrokes, but to each his own. ... but not quite the same effect. This shell glob won't catch a file called, say .g -- it requires 2 characters after the '.' . That's probably usually good enough, but not quite correct. Also, the -a isn't required to ls to see the dotfiles if they're supplied explicitly as in "ls -d .*". I'm not sure why it wasn't working for $OP. Another thing to note that's very convenient (and fewer still in the keystroke count) is 'ls -A', which lists all files (including dotfiles) except '.' and '..' . Also, since you're not specifying the directories on the command line to ls, it doesn't expand them by default, so no -d is necessary either. good times, Vineet -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- "Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." -E.W. Dijkstra pgpKHnMIEfJ58.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: moves dot files to different directory
On 28 Jun 2002, Steve Juranich wrote: > > ls -ad ~/.[^.]* > > I prefer: > > ls -ad ~/.??* > > > Many less keystrokes, but to each his own. > Midnight Commander is good for this sort of thing. AC -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux GNU/Debian (Windows-free zone) For electronic books on the Assassins and on homeopathy, skeptical essays, and over 170 book reviews, go to: http://www.acampbell.org.uk/ Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. [Carl Sagan] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: moves dot files to different directory
> ls -ad ~/.[^.]* I prefer: ls -ad ~/.??* Many less keystrokes, but to each his own. -- Stephen W. Juranich [EMAIL PROTECTED] Electrical Engineering http://students.washington.edu/sjuranic University of Washingtonhttp://ssli.ee.washington.edu/ssli -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: moves dot files to different directory
On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 11:21:18AM -0500, Henning, Brian wrote: | hello all- | I have the task of moving all my hidden files to another directory. how can | i select only these files and not the standard files. | | ls .* doesn't seem to work. It does (but without "-a" you won't see them), but it includes '.' and '..' also :-) (you don't want to 'cp -r' those). ls -ad ~/.[^.]* (use -d to not get a recursive listing of all the directories) -D -- Your mouse has moved. You must restart Windows for your changes to take effect. http://dman.ddts.net/~dman/ pgpWgZUMzAyjH.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: moves dot files to different directory
"Henning, Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have the task of moving all my hidden files to another directory. how can > i select only these files and not the standard files. > > ls .* doesn't seem to work. Really? It does for me (or at least 'ls -d .*'). 'ls -a' will list all files, even if their names begin with .. You want to be a bit careful trying to do this sort of thing, since both . (the current directory) and .. (the parent directory) begin with . as well. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: moves dot files to different directory
On 28-Jun-2002 Henning, Brian wrote: > hello all- > I have the task of moving all my hidden files to another directory. how can > i select only these files and not the standard files. > > ls .* doesn't seem to work. > try: find . -name ".*" -print and go from there. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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