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Created July 15, 2012 18:59
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Find files, by string in file names, in current directory, then move the files to another directory you've already created - bash command
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unix-find-string-then-move
sudo find . -name "string-in-filename-goes-here" -exec mv {} ~/full/destination/path/goes/here/in/your/user/folder \;
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