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archive files based on creation date
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archive() { | |
if [ ! -d "$1" ]; then echo Missing base; return 1; fi | |
local BASE=$1 | |
for f in "${@:2:$#-1}"; do | |
if [ -d "$f" ]; then continue; fi; | |
local DATE=`date -r "$f" "+%Y-%m-%d"` | |
local YEAR=`date -r "$f" "+%Y"` | |
local TARGET_DIR="$BASE/$YEAR/$DATE" | |
mkdir -p $TARGET_DIR | |
echo cp -iv "$f" "$TARGET_DIR/" | |
cp -iv "$f" "$TARGET_DIR/" | |
done | |
} | |
export -f archive | |
# $ yes n | archive ~/Desktop/msc/media /Volumes/H4N_SD/STEREO/**/* | |
# $ archive ~/archive myfile.wav | |
# > myfile.wav -> ~/archive/2020/2020-10-15/myfile.wav | |
# # $ archive ~/archive * |
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Looks like it's not working with files that have spaces in the names..