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[ale] Shell Scripting -> find files *.<ext> and move them to /backup

Subject: [ale] Shell Scripting -> find files *.<ext> and move them to /backup
From: phasefx at magusaptus.com (Jason Etheridge)
Date: Fri May 7 18:43:00 2004
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Danny Cox wrote:
> 	No, you're thinking of 'ln'.  mv will happily move a file wherever,
> even if it must copy and unlink.

Hmm.  So it does.

I've been using ln to make hard links to temporary files created by the 
Quicktime plugin.  Very nifty. :)

-- Jason

References:
- [ale] Shell Scripting -> find files *.<ext> and move them to /backup
  - From: ale1 at cybertechcafe.net (Nathan J. Underwood)
- [ale] Shell Scripting -> find files *.<ext> and move them to /backup
  - From: robertheaven at earthlink.net (Robert Heaven)
- [ale] Shell Scripting -> find files *.<ext> and move them to /backup
  - From: phasefx at magusaptus.com (Jason Etheridge)
- [ale] Shell Scripting -> find files *.<ext> and move them to /backup
  - From: danscox at mindspring.com (Danny Cox)

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