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Sort files into folders by month. Pass file name pattern in a parameter in quotes e.g. '*.jpg'.
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file_sort_month.sh
#!/bin/bash
months='Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec'
echo $months | xargs mkdir
for month in $months
do
ls -l $1 | grep $month | awk '{print $NF}' | xargs -I {} mv {} ./$month
done
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