i dont want files which are being uploaded 5 to 10 min ago.

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1

i want to move files from A dir to B dir, say eg: mv *memo*.txt /scripts/memo/
but while doing this new files are being uploaded by users, i dont want files which are being uploaded 5 to 10 min ago. other wise even files which are being currently uploaded will get moved to /scripts/memo.

2

Save a list of the directory just before the copy, then loop through that list.

If your still having trouble, post the script you have tried

3

in /abc/jrd/
users are continuously uploading files memo*.txt
i have created a memo.sh file in that i have written
cd /abc/jrd/
mv memo*.txt /scripts/memo

while files are being moved to this /scripts/memo users who are uploading new file are not getting fully copied i this path i want that there should be delay for 5 to 10 min of current file transfer and rest file should be move to /scripts/memo

4

does it work?

find . -name "memo*.txt" -mmin +10 |xargs -i mv {} /yourTarget/
5

i am getting this error in putty
find: bad option -mmin

6

What if the file is several GB large and it will take more than 10 minutes?
I suggest checking whether the file is being accessed with 'lsof'. Something like this:

for i in memo*.txt ; do 
  if [ ! -z "`lsof $i`" ] ; then 
     echo "File $i is being accessed. Skipping..." 
  else
    mv $i $target
  fi
done
7

and these files are not in Gb. i just want that when users are uploading these and when i am moving these files through scripts there should be delay of 10 min or half hour. Kindly help
i got this error
memotest.sh[2]: lsof: not found

8

Set up this script to run every 5 or 10 minutes as you wish:

#!/bin/ksh
for mFile in `find ./*memo*txt ! -newer Flag_File`
do
  mv ${mFile} New_Directory
done
touch Flag_File
9

Good idea, I'd modify it just slightly to avoid the dangerous useless use of backticks and make sure Flag_File already exists.

#!/bin/ksh

[ -f Flag_File ] &&
  find ./*memo*txt ! -newer Flag_File |
  while read mFile
  do
    mv ${mFile} New_Directory
  done

touch Flag_File