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Hi,

   I need some help in creating a .sh script where it will go through my /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold directory, including the many sub-directories with it and move all of the files it finds to the path /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1.  When it is done moving the files, it would be nice if it deletes the sub-directories within /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold -

thanks!
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if [ -e /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 ]; then
      rsync -a -u -v  -e --delete-after /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold/mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 > /var/log/backuplog.txt
else
      echo "USB Disk not mounted /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 " > /var/log/backuplog.txt
fi

/bin/mail -s "my backedup files " abc@abc.com < /var/log/backuplog.txt
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got an error with this:

cvssarch:/mnt/CVSSTank# sh test.sh
rsync: change_dir "/mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold/mnt/CVSSTank/dicom" failed: No such file or directory (2)
rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1042) [sender=3.0.7]
test.sh: /bin/mail: not found
cvssarch:/mnt/CVSSTank#


Thanks for looking--
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okay I got it to run... just missed a 'space':

Thanks for your help on this --

this actually places a 'hold' directory in inside of my 'hold1' directory.  Is there a way to change it so that it so that it only moves the files that it finds inside '/mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold/' and its many sub-directories to 'mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1'?  I don't want to retain the path, so in other words, I don't want any sub-directories moved over, only the contents of the 'hold' directory and the sub-directories with it.

Thanks
if [ -e /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 ]; then
      rsync -a -u -v  -e --delete-after /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 > /var/log/backuplog.txt
else
      echo "USB Disk not mounted /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 " > /var/log/backuplog.txt
fi

/bin/mail -s "my backedup files " abc@abc.com < /var/log/backuplog.txt

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if [ -e /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 ]; then
      rsync -a -u -v  -e --delete-after /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 > /var/log/backuplog.txt
else
      echo "USB Disk not mounted /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 " > /var/log/backuplog.txt
fi

there is a space between

/mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold (space) /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1
if [ -e /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 ]; then
      rsync -a -u -v  -e --delete-after /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold/* /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 > /var/log/backuplog.txt
else
      echo "USB Disk not mounted /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 " > /var/log/backuplog.txt
fi




try this
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that only copied the contents of '/mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold' which included a lot of sub-directories.  So, your last attempt didn't work.

All of the files within '/mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold' are '.dcm' files.  Is there any way you could write a script that does a 'find' of all '.dcm' files within '/mnt/CVSSTAnk/dicom/hold/' and all of the sub-directories and then 'move' them to the '/mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1' path?  After that could it delete all of the sub-directories within '/mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold'?  I also liked that log file idea you had.

Thanks
if [ -e /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 ]; then
      rsync -av   -r --remove-source-files /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold/*  /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 > /var/log/backuplog.txt
else
      echo "USB Disk not mounted /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1 " > /var/log/backuplog.txt
fi



Hi this will copy everything under HOLD including sub- directories. It will also delete all the files , but m not certain about directories.

I tested it on my PC
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this did not work either.  All it did was copy all of the sub-directories inside of /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold to /mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1.  

Is there anyone else who might have any ideas, particularly one that does not include 'rsync'?

Here is my idea of how the script could be written:

'All of the files within '/mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold' are '.dcm' files.  Is there any way you could write a script that does a 'find' of all '.dcm' files within '/mnt/CVSSTAnk/dicom/hold/' and all of the sub-directories and then 'move' them to the '/mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold1' path?  After that could it delete all of the sub-directories within '/mnt/CVSSTank/dicom/hold'?'

thank you all
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