[LUGSB] grep, maybe

[Chris Wright]

something like:
grep -r --files-with-match $PATTERN . | sed 's/\/[^\/]*$//' | xargs mv $DEST

1. find the files
2. get the folders for each file, by stripping off everything after the last '/'
3. move the results to the destination folder

2009/10/29 Maurice <mauricep at cds-cumberland.org>:
> Looking for some guidance;
>
> I have several files within several folders (5 files per folder, and
> thousands of folders) that I need to search a text file within each
> folder for a word match (like three_little_pigs.txt, and I need to find
> "moe", if he's listed) and then when a match is found I need to move
> (not copy) that entire folder (and it's 3~5 files contained within) to
> another location...
>
> I'm thinking grep, but don't know the correct syntax to make all this
> happen.
> I can easily find all the folders (1949 of them) and the word match 3923
> times within the text file(s)...
>
>
> Any ideas???
>
>
>
>
> --
> -Maurice Pelletier
> Child Development Services - Cumberland County
> 50 Depot Road
> Falmouth, ME 04105
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>
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>
>
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> -Moe
>
>
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