On Thu, 2009-05-07 at 17:38 +0200, Guillaume CHARDIN wrote: > Hi, maybe some scripting genius gonna help me :D > > I need to move some file from one directory to other with some exclusions. > Ex: move files from "/data/product/" to "/data/archives/2005" while > the "*.dat" file/dirs stay in the right place. > > $mv /data/product/* !(/data/product/*.dat) /data/archives/2005 Two solutions using mv and bash's glob control features: $ shopt -s extglob # enable extended globbing $ cd /data/product # effective on basenames only $ mv !(*.dat) /data/archives/2005 Or $ GLOBIGNORE='*.dat' # tell bash to ignore *.dat $ mv /data/product/* /data/archives/2005 $ unset GLOBIGNORE # revert to normal behavior -Chris -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines