UNIX shell scripting: how to recursively move files up one directory?
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I have a large number of small files, f, arranged in a directory structure like so: There are 11 directories at the level of A, each with about 100 directories at the level of B, each with about 30 directories at the level of C, each with one file f. How do I move all files f up one level? For exam…
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/A/B/C/f
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It's fairly simple with GNU find (as found on Linux) or any other find that supports : With a standard : With zsh: If the directory structure always has the same nesting level, you don't need any recursive traversal (but remove empty directories fir…
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