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Move file [message #98452] Mon, 25 October 2004 08:21 Go to next message
Daxesh
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Registered: July 2004
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Hello,

I have following files in directory A

abc_1.txt

abc_2.txt

abc_3.txt

Now I want to copy the max file (abc_3.txt) to another directory called B with name abc.txt

How do I use CP command?

something like

cp abc[[max]].txt /B/abc.txt

Please help.

Thanks,

 

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Re: Move file [message #98453 is a reply to message #98452] Mon, 25 October 2004 16:02 Go to previous message
andrew again
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Registered: March 2000
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FIL=`ls abc_*.txt | tail -1`
cp $FIL abc.txt

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