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Find files that match multiple criteria and copy them to a folder [closed]
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I'm new to this forum and hope someone will be able to help me.
I'm MacOS user.
I have a Folder A with about 5000 files. They are named as described below:
Booking #0001 - PLACED
Booking #0001 - PREPAID
Booking #0001 - PAID
Booking #0002 - PLACED
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED
Booking #0003 - PLACED
Booking #0003 - PREPAID
Booking #0003 - PAID
Booking #0004 - PLACED
Booking #0004 - PREPAID
Booking #0004 - PAID
Booking #0005 - PLACED
Booking #0005 - PREPAID
Booking #0005 - PAID
Booking #0006 - PLACED
Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
...
Booking #NNNN - PLACED
I have a list of booking numbers (0002, 0007, 0012, 0899, ..., NNNN) and I need files that contain those numbers (no matter if they are -PLACED, -PAID, or -CANCELLED) be copied to Folder B.
Doing that manually will require hundreds of hours and mistakes are very possible.
I'm looking for a solution to do that with terminal command.
I would very much appreciate a step-by-step guidance if that requires more than just one terminal command, or any other help.
command-line
edited Apr 15 at 22:26
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I'm new to this forum and hope someone will be able to help me.
I'm MacOS user.
I have a Folder A with about 5000 files. They are named as described below:
Booking #0001 - PLACED
Booking #0001 - PREPAID
Booking #0001 - PAID
Booking #0002 - PLACED
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED
Booking #0003 - PLACED
Booking #0003 - PREPAID
Booking #0003 - PAID
Booking #0004 - PLACED
Booking #0004 - PREPAID
Booking #0004 - PAID
Booking #0005 - PLACED
Booking #0005 - PREPAID
Booking #0005 - PAID
Booking #0006 - PLACED
Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
...
Booking #NNNN - PLACED
I have a list of booking numbers (0002, 0007, 0012, 0899, ..., NNNN) and I need files that contain those numbers (no matter if they are -PLACED, -PAID, or -CANCELLED) be copied to Folder B.
Doing that manually will require hundreds of hours and mistakes are very possible.
I'm looking for a solution to do that with terminal command.
I would very much appreciate a step-by-step guidance if that requires more than just one terminal command, or any other help.
command-line
edited Apr 15 at 22:26
dessert
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asked Apr 15 at 17:23
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closed as off-topic by dessert, Florian Diesch, Jacob Vlijm, Eric Carvalho, karel Apr 16 at 14:55
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
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1
In what form is the "list of booking numbers"? Is it a file with one number per line? Something else?
– John1024
Apr 15 at 17:27
2
"I'm MacOS user." <--You should post this question on unix.stackexchange.com. This site is for Ubuntu and Macs are not Ubuntu.
– John1024
Apr 15 at 17:32
list of booking number is currently in excel table format, so I can easily make it a .txt file with one number per line
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:32
it needed I can make them be in a row separated by what ever symbol.
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:33
I can also put "-o -iname" or any other code/text between the booking numbers
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:34
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I'm new to this forum and hope someone will be able to help me.
I'm MacOS user.
I have a Folder A with about 5000 files. They are named as described below:
Booking #0001 - PLACED
Booking #0001 - PREPAID
Booking #0001 - PAID
Booking #0002 - PLACED
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED
Booking #0003 - PLACED
Booking #0003 - PREPAID
Booking #0003 - PAID
Booking #0004 - PLACED
Booking #0004 - PREPAID
Booking #0004 - PAID
Booking #0005 - PLACED
Booking #0005 - PREPAID
Booking #0005 - PAID
Booking #0006 - PLACED
Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
...
Booking #NNNN - PLACED
I have a list of booking numbers (0002, 0007, 0012, 0899, ..., NNNN) and I need files that contain those numbers (no matter if they are -PLACED, -PAID, or -CANCELLED) be copied to Folder B.
Doing that manually will require hundreds of hours and mistakes are very possible.
I'm looking for a solution to do that with terminal command.
I would very much appreciate a step-by-step guidance if that requires more than just one terminal command, or any other help.
command-line
edited Apr 15 at 22:26
dessert
29.1k7 gold badges87 silver badges120 bronze badges
asked Apr 15 at 17:23
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I'm new to this forum and hope someone will be able to help me.
I'm MacOS user.
I have a Folder A with about 5000 files. They are named as described below:
Booking #0001 - PLACED
Booking #0001 - PREPAID
Booking #0001 - PAID
Booking #0002 - PLACED
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED
Booking #0003 - PLACED
Booking #0003 - PREPAID
Booking #0003 - PAID
Booking #0004 - PLACED
Booking #0004 - PREPAID
Booking #0004 - PAID
Booking #0005 - PLACED
Booking #0005 - PREPAID
Booking #0005 - PAID
Booking #0006 - PLACED
Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
...
Booking #NNNN - PLACED
I have a list of booking numbers (0002, 0007, 0012, 0899, ..., NNNN) and I need files that contain those numbers (no matter if they are -PLACED, -PAID, or -CANCELLED) be copied to Folder B.
Doing that manually will require hundreds of hours and mistakes are very possible.
I'm looking for a solution to do that with terminal command.
I would very much appreciate a step-by-step guidance if that requires more than just one terminal command, or any other help.
command-line
command-line
edited Apr 15 at 22:26
dessert
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asked Apr 15 at 17:23
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closed as off-topic by dessert, Florian Diesch, Jacob Vlijm, Eric Carvalho, karel Apr 16 at 14:55
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux, those about Windows on Super User, those about Apple products on Ask Different and generic programming questions on Stack Overflow." – dessert, Florian Diesch, Jacob Vlijm, Eric Carvalho, karel
closed as off-topic by dessert, Florian Diesch, Jacob Vlijm, Eric Carvalho, karel Apr 16 at 14:55
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux, those about Windows on Super User, those about Apple products on Ask Different and generic programming questions on Stack Overflow." – dessert, Florian Diesch, Jacob Vlijm, Eric Carvalho, karel
closed as off-topic by dessert, Florian Diesch, Jacob Vlijm, Eric Carvalho, karel Apr 16 at 14:55
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux, those about Windows on Super User, those about Apple products on Ask Different and generic programming questions on Stack Overflow." – dessert, Florian Diesch, Jacob Vlijm, Eric Carvalho, karel
1
In what form is the "list of booking numbers"? Is it a file with one number per line? Something else?
– John1024
Apr 15 at 17:27
2
"I'm MacOS user." <--You should post this question on unix.stackexchange.com. This site is for Ubuntu and Macs are not Ubuntu.
– John1024
Apr 15 at 17:32
list of booking number is currently in excel table format, so I can easily make it a .txt file with one number per line
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:32
it needed I can make them be in a row separated by what ever symbol.
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:33
I can also put "-o -iname" or any other code/text between the booking numbers
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:34
add a comment
|
1
In what form is the "list of booking numbers"? Is it a file with one number per line? Something else?
– John1024
Apr 15 at 17:27
2
"I'm MacOS user." <--You should post this question on unix.stackexchange.com. This site is for Ubuntu and Macs are not Ubuntu.
– John1024
Apr 15 at 17:32
list of booking number is currently in excel table format, so I can easily make it a .txt file with one number per line
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:32
it needed I can make them be in a row separated by what ever symbol.
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:33
I can also put "-o -iname" or any other code/text between the booking numbers
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:34
1
1
In what form is the "list of booking numbers"? Is it a file with one number per line? Something else?
– John1024
Apr 15 at 17:27
In what form is the "list of booking numbers"? Is it a file with one number per line? Something else?
– John1024
Apr 15 at 17:27
2
2
"I'm MacOS user." <--You should post this question on unix.stackexchange.com. This site is for Ubuntu and Macs are not Ubuntu.
– John1024
Apr 15 at 17:32
"I'm MacOS user." <--You should post this question on unix.stackexchange.com. This site is for Ubuntu and Macs are not Ubuntu.
– John1024
Apr 15 at 17:32
list of booking number is currently in excel table format, so I can easily make it a .txt file with one number per line
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:32
list of booking number is currently in excel table format, so I can easily make it a .txt file with one number per line
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:32
it needed I can make them be in a row separated by what ever symbol.
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:33
it needed I can make them be in a row separated by what ever symbol.
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:33
I can also put "-o -iname" or any other code/text between the booking numbers
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:34
I can also put "-o -iname" or any other code/text between the booking numbers
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:34
add a comment
|
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If the numbers are one-per-line in file numbers, try:
while read -r num; do mv *"$num"* /path/to/folder2; done <numbers
Example
Let's start in a directory with these files:
$ ls
Booking #0001 - PAID Booking #0002 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PAID Booking #0005 - PLACED numbers
Booking #0001 - PLACED Booking #0003 - PAID Booking #0004 - PLACED Booking #0005 - PREPAID
Booking #0001 - PREPAID Booking #0003 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PREPAID Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED Booking #0003 - PREPAID Booking #0005 - PAID Booking #0006 - PLACED
And folder2 is empty:
$ ls ../folder2
$
File numbers looks like:
$ cat numbers
0002
0004
Now, run our command:
$ while read -r num; do mv *"$num"* ../folder2; done <numbers
Afterward, our current directory has only these files:
$ ls
Booking #0001 - PAID Booking #0003 - PAID Booking #0005 - PAID Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
Booking #0001 - PLACED Booking #0003 - PLACED Booking #0005 - PLACED Booking #0006 - PLACED
Booking #0001 - PREPAID Booking #0003 - PREPAID Booking #0005 - PREPAID numbers
And folder2 now has these files:
$ ls ../folder2
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED Booking #0002 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PAID Booking #0004 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PREPAID
answered Apr 15 at 17:44
John1024John1024
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John, thank you very much, I'm going to test it immediately!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:47
Sorry if my questions look too stupid, but I need to ask them to make sure I do everything correct: 1). My folder2 is located here: Macintosh HD ▸ Users ▸ Mikhail ▸ Documents ▸ Folder2 Would it be correct to indicate path to folder2 like this: /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2 2). $ ls and $ ls ../folder2 $ are these commands to run? 3). where should I place numbers file? should it be .txt file?
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:59
The$is supposed to represent the prompt on the command line. Don't type it. The commandlsshows the list of file. For example, to see if your path is correct, runls /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2and see if the correct files show up in the output. Put the numbers file in FolderA and you should be in FolderA when you start the commands.
– John1024
Apr 15 at 18:06
ls /Users/MikhailMaletkin/Documents/Folder1 works perfectly it shows list of all files! I'm on the right way!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 18:16
1
Got it! Thanks for trying to help me. I was deeply touched with your readiness to help and your patience in teaching me all the basics.
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 21:31
|
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
If the numbers are one-per-line in file numbers, try:
while read -r num; do mv *"$num"* /path/to/folder2; done <numbers
Example
Let's start in a directory with these files:
$ ls
Booking #0001 - PAID Booking #0002 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PAID Booking #0005 - PLACED numbers
Booking #0001 - PLACED Booking #0003 - PAID Booking #0004 - PLACED Booking #0005 - PREPAID
Booking #0001 - PREPAID Booking #0003 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PREPAID Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED Booking #0003 - PREPAID Booking #0005 - PAID Booking #0006 - PLACED
And folder2 is empty:
$ ls ../folder2
$
File numbers looks like:
$ cat numbers
0002
0004
Now, run our command:
$ while read -r num; do mv *"$num"* ../folder2; done <numbers
Afterward, our current directory has only these files:
$ ls
Booking #0001 - PAID Booking #0003 - PAID Booking #0005 - PAID Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
Booking #0001 - PLACED Booking #0003 - PLACED Booking #0005 - PLACED Booking #0006 - PLACED
Booking #0001 - PREPAID Booking #0003 - PREPAID Booking #0005 - PREPAID numbers
And folder2 now has these files:
$ ls ../folder2
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED Booking #0002 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PAID Booking #0004 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PREPAID
answered Apr 15 at 17:44
John1024John1024
10.8k28 silver badges39 bronze badges
John, thank you very much, I'm going to test it immediately!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:47
Sorry if my questions look too stupid, but I need to ask them to make sure I do everything correct: 1). My folder2 is located here: Macintosh HD ▸ Users ▸ Mikhail ▸ Documents ▸ Folder2 Would it be correct to indicate path to folder2 like this: /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2 2). $ ls and $ ls ../folder2 $ are these commands to run? 3). where should I place numbers file? should it be .txt file?
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:59
The$is supposed to represent the prompt on the command line. Don't type it. The commandlsshows the list of file. For example, to see if your path is correct, runls /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2and see if the correct files show up in the output. Put the numbers file in FolderA and you should be in FolderA when you start the commands.
– John1024
Apr 15 at 18:06
ls /Users/MikhailMaletkin/Documents/Folder1 works perfectly it shows list of all files! I'm on the right way!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 18:16
1
Got it! Thanks for trying to help me. I was deeply touched with your readiness to help and your patience in teaching me all the basics.
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 21:31
|
show 33 more comments
If the numbers are one-per-line in file numbers, try:
while read -r num; do mv *"$num"* /path/to/folder2; done <numbers
Example
Let's start in a directory with these files:
$ ls
Booking #0001 - PAID Booking #0002 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PAID Booking #0005 - PLACED numbers
Booking #0001 - PLACED Booking #0003 - PAID Booking #0004 - PLACED Booking #0005 - PREPAID
Booking #0001 - PREPAID Booking #0003 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PREPAID Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED Booking #0003 - PREPAID Booking #0005 - PAID Booking #0006 - PLACED
And folder2 is empty:
$ ls ../folder2
$
File numbers looks like:
$ cat numbers
0002
0004
Now, run our command:
$ while read -r num; do mv *"$num"* ../folder2; done <numbers
Afterward, our current directory has only these files:
$ ls
Booking #0001 - PAID Booking #0003 - PAID Booking #0005 - PAID Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
Booking #0001 - PLACED Booking #0003 - PLACED Booking #0005 - PLACED Booking #0006 - PLACED
Booking #0001 - PREPAID Booking #0003 - PREPAID Booking #0005 - PREPAID numbers
And folder2 now has these files:
$ ls ../folder2
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED Booking #0002 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PAID Booking #0004 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PREPAID
answered Apr 15 at 17:44
John1024John1024
10.8k28 silver badges39 bronze badges
John, thank you very much, I'm going to test it immediately!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:47
Sorry if my questions look too stupid, but I need to ask them to make sure I do everything correct: 1). My folder2 is located here: Macintosh HD ▸ Users ▸ Mikhail ▸ Documents ▸ Folder2 Would it be correct to indicate path to folder2 like this: /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2 2). $ ls and $ ls ../folder2 $ are these commands to run? 3). where should I place numbers file? should it be .txt file?
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:59
The$is supposed to represent the prompt on the command line. Don't type it. The commandlsshows the list of file. For example, to see if your path is correct, runls /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2and see if the correct files show up in the output. Put the numbers file in FolderA and you should be in FolderA when you start the commands.
– John1024
Apr 15 at 18:06
ls /Users/MikhailMaletkin/Documents/Folder1 works perfectly it shows list of all files! I'm on the right way!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 18:16
1
Got it! Thanks for trying to help me. I was deeply touched with your readiness to help and your patience in teaching me all the basics.
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 21:31
|
show 33 more comments
If the numbers are one-per-line in file numbers, try:
while read -r num; do mv *"$num"* /path/to/folder2; done <numbers
Example
Let's start in a directory with these files:
$ ls
Booking #0001 - PAID Booking #0002 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PAID Booking #0005 - PLACED numbers
Booking #0001 - PLACED Booking #0003 - PAID Booking #0004 - PLACED Booking #0005 - PREPAID
Booking #0001 - PREPAID Booking #0003 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PREPAID Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED Booking #0003 - PREPAID Booking #0005 - PAID Booking #0006 - PLACED
And folder2 is empty:
$ ls ../folder2
$
File numbers looks like:
$ cat numbers
0002
0004
Now, run our command:
$ while read -r num; do mv *"$num"* ../folder2; done <numbers
Afterward, our current directory has only these files:
$ ls
Booking #0001 - PAID Booking #0003 - PAID Booking #0005 - PAID Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
Booking #0001 - PLACED Booking #0003 - PLACED Booking #0005 - PLACED Booking #0006 - PLACED
Booking #0001 - PREPAID Booking #0003 - PREPAID Booking #0005 - PREPAID numbers
And folder2 now has these files:
$ ls ../folder2
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED Booking #0002 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PAID Booking #0004 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PREPAID
answered Apr 15 at 17:44
John1024John1024
10.8k28 silver badges39 bronze badges
If the numbers are one-per-line in file numbers, try:
while read -r num; do mv *"$num"* /path/to/folder2; done <numbers
Example
Let's start in a directory with these files:
$ ls
Booking #0001 - PAID Booking #0002 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PAID Booking #0005 - PLACED numbers
Booking #0001 - PLACED Booking #0003 - PAID Booking #0004 - PLACED Booking #0005 - PREPAID
Booking #0001 - PREPAID Booking #0003 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PREPAID Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED Booking #0003 - PREPAID Booking #0005 - PAID Booking #0006 - PLACED
And folder2 is empty:
$ ls ../folder2
$
File numbers looks like:
$ cat numbers
0002
0004
Now, run our command:
$ while read -r num; do mv *"$num"* ../folder2; done <numbers
Afterward, our current directory has only these files:
$ ls
Booking #0001 - PAID Booking #0003 - PAID Booking #0005 - PAID Booking #0006 - CANCELLED
Booking #0001 - PLACED Booking #0003 - PLACED Booking #0005 - PLACED Booking #0006 - PLACED
Booking #0001 - PREPAID Booking #0003 - PREPAID Booking #0005 - PREPAID numbers
And folder2 now has these files:
$ ls ../folder2
Booking #0002 - CANCELLED Booking #0002 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PAID Booking #0004 - PLACED Booking #0004 - PREPAID
answered Apr 15 at 17:44
John1024John1024
10.8k28 silver badges39 bronze badges
answered Apr 15 at 17:44
John1024John1024
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answered Apr 15 at 17:44
John1024John1024
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answered Apr 15 at 17:44
John1024John1024
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John, thank you very much, I'm going to test it immediately!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:47
Sorry if my questions look too stupid, but I need to ask them to make sure I do everything correct: 1). My folder2 is located here: Macintosh HD ▸ Users ▸ Mikhail ▸ Documents ▸ Folder2 Would it be correct to indicate path to folder2 like this: /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2 2). $ ls and $ ls ../folder2 $ are these commands to run? 3). where should I place numbers file? should it be .txt file?
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:59
The$is supposed to represent the prompt on the command line. Don't type it. The commandlsshows the list of file. For example, to see if your path is correct, runls /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2and see if the correct files show up in the output. Put the numbers file in FolderA and you should be in FolderA when you start the commands.
– John1024
Apr 15 at 18:06
ls /Users/MikhailMaletkin/Documents/Folder1 works perfectly it shows list of all files! I'm on the right way!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 18:16
1
Got it! Thanks for trying to help me. I was deeply touched with your readiness to help and your patience in teaching me all the basics.
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 21:31
|
show 33 more comments
John, thank you very much, I'm going to test it immediately!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:47
Sorry if my questions look too stupid, but I need to ask them to make sure I do everything correct: 1). My folder2 is located here: Macintosh HD ▸ Users ▸ Mikhail ▸ Documents ▸ Folder2 Would it be correct to indicate path to folder2 like this: /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2 2). $ ls and $ ls ../folder2 $ are these commands to run? 3). where should I place numbers file? should it be .txt file?
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:59
The$is supposed to represent the prompt on the command line. Don't type it. The commandlsshows the list of file. For example, to see if your path is correct, runls /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2and see if the correct files show up in the output. Put the numbers file in FolderA and you should be in FolderA when you start the commands.
– John1024
Apr 15 at 18:06
ls /Users/MikhailMaletkin/Documents/Folder1 works perfectly it shows list of all files! I'm on the right way!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 18:16
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Got it! Thanks for trying to help me. I was deeply touched with your readiness to help and your patience in teaching me all the basics.
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 21:31
John, thank you very much, I'm going to test it immediately!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:47
John, thank you very much, I'm going to test it immediately!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:47
Sorry if my questions look too stupid, but I need to ask them to make sure I do everything correct: 1). My folder2 is located here: Macintosh HD ▸ Users ▸ Mikhail ▸ Documents ▸ Folder2 Would it be correct to indicate path to folder2 like this: /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2 2). $ ls and $ ls ../folder2 $ are these commands to run? 3). where should I place numbers file? should it be .txt file?
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:59
Sorry if my questions look too stupid, but I need to ask them to make sure I do everything correct: 1). My folder2 is located here: Macintosh HD ▸ Users ▸ Mikhail ▸ Documents ▸ Folder2 Would it be correct to indicate path to folder2 like this: /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2 2). $ ls and $ ls ../folder2 $ are these commands to run? 3). where should I place numbers file? should it be .txt file?
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:59
The
$ is supposed to represent the prompt on the command line. Don't type it. The command ls shows the list of file. For example, to see if your path is correct, run ls /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2 and see if the correct files show up in the output. Put the numbers file in FolderA and you should be in FolderA when you start the commands.– John1024
Apr 15 at 18:06
The
$ is supposed to represent the prompt on the command line. Don't type it. The command ls shows the list of file. For example, to see if your path is correct, run ls /Users/Mikhail/Documents/Folder2 and see if the correct files show up in the output. Put the numbers file in FolderA and you should be in FolderA when you start the commands.– John1024
Apr 15 at 18:06
ls /Users/MikhailMaletkin/Documents/Folder1 works perfectly it shows list of all files! I'm on the right way!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 18:16
ls /Users/MikhailMaletkin/Documents/Folder1 works perfectly it shows list of all files! I'm on the right way!
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 18:16
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Got it! Thanks for trying to help me. I was deeply touched with your readiness to help and your patience in teaching me all the basics.
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 21:31
Got it! Thanks for trying to help me. I was deeply touched with your readiness to help and your patience in teaching me all the basics.
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 21:31
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In what form is the "list of booking numbers"? Is it a file with one number per line? Something else?
– John1024
Apr 15 at 17:27
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"I'm MacOS user." <--You should post this question on unix.stackexchange.com. This site is for Ubuntu and Macs are not Ubuntu.
– John1024
Apr 15 at 17:32
list of booking number is currently in excel table format, so I can easily make it a .txt file with one number per line
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:32
it needed I can make them be in a row separated by what ever symbol.
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:33
I can also put "-o -iname" or any other code/text between the booking numbers
– Mikhail
Apr 15 at 17:34