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IfAs an example, I have a directory with multiple files in this general in the format:

dir1/identifier1_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1_desiredName2
dir1/identifier1_desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName3
dir1/identifier4_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4_desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

I'm trying to come up with a script that separates the files by the identifier by making a directory using that identifier, and then movesmove files with the same identifier into that directory.

By the end of the moving, I would like to have something like:

dir1/identifier1/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1/desiredName2
dir1/identifier1/desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName3
dir1/identifier4/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4/desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

As of right now, I think that I'm on the right track for the directory making:

awk _ {print $1} | uniq | mkdir

Syntax probably isn't quite correct, but the general idea is to print out the first column, separated by _, omitting repeats, and then piping those names into mkdir. But then I'm at a loss for moving the files into the directories. I was thinking about using grep similarly (replacing mkdir above and then piping into mv), but I wasn't sure if it would work.

If I have a directory with multiple files in this general in the format:

dir1/identifier1_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1_desiredName2
dir1/identifier1_desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName3
dir1/identifier4_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4_desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

I'm trying to come up with a script that separates the files by the identifier by making a directory using that identifier, and then moves files with the same identifier into that directory.

By the end of the moving, I would like to have something like:

dir1/identifier1/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1/desiredName2
dir1/identifier1/desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName3
dir1/identifier4/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4/desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

As of right now, I think that I'm on the right track for the directory making:

awk _ {print $1} | uniq | mkdir

Syntax probably isn't quite correct, but the general idea is to print out the first column, separated by _, omitting repeats, and then piping those names into mkdir. But then I'm at a loss for moving the files into the directories. I was thinking about using grep similarly (replacing mkdir above and then piping into mv), but I wasn't sure if it would work.

As an example, I have a directory with multiple files in this general format:

dir1/identifier1_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1_desiredName2
dir1/identifier1_desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName3
dir1/identifier4_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4_desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

I'm trying to come up with a script that separates the files by the identifier by making a directory using that identifier, and then move files with the same identifier into that directory.

By the end of the moving, I would like to have something like:

dir1/identifier1/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1/desiredName2
dir1/identifier1/desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName3
dir1/identifier4/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4/desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

As of right now, I think that I'm on the right track for the directory making:

awk _ {print $1} | uniq | mkdir

Syntax probably isn't quite correct, but the general idea is to print out the first column, separated by _, omitting repeats, and then piping those names into mkdir. But then I'm at a loss for moving the files into the directories. I was thinking about using grep similarly (replacing mkdir above and then piping into mv), but I wasn't sure if it would work.

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edited Feb 6, 2018 at 21:40

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If I have a directory with multiple files in this general in the format:

dir1/identifier1_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier1_desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier4_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4_desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

I'm trying to come up with a script that separates the files by the identifier by making a directory using that identifier, and then moves files with the same identifier into that directory.

By the end of the moving, I would like to have something like:

dir1/identifier1/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier1/desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier4/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4/desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

As of right now, I think that I'm on the right track for the directory making:

awk _ {print $1} | uniq | mkdir

Syntax probably isn't quite correct, but the general idea is to print out the first column, separated by _, omitting repeats, and then piping those names into mkdir. But then I'm at a loss for moving the files into the directories. I was thinking about using grep similarly (replacing mkdir above and then piping into mvmv), but I wasn't sure if it would work.

If I have a directory with multiple files in this general in the format:

dir1/identifier1_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier1_desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier4_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4_desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

I'm trying to come up with a script that separates the files by the identifier by making a directory using that identifier, and then moves files with the same identifier into that directory.

By the end of the moving, I would like to have something like:

dir1/identifier1/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier1/desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier4/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4/desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

As of right now, I think that I'm on the right track for the directory making:

awk _ {print $1} | uniq | mkdir

Syntax probably isn't quite correct, but the general idea is to print out the first column, separated by _, omitting repeats, and then piping those names into mkdir. But then I'm at a loss for moving the files into the directories. I was thinking about using grep similarly (replacing mkdir above and then piping into mv), but I wasn't sure if it would work.

If I have a directory with multiple files in this general in the format:

dir1/identifier1_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1_desiredName2
dir1/identifier1_desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName3
dir1/identifier4_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4_desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

I'm trying to come up with a script that separates the files by the identifier by making a directory using that identifier, and then moves files with the same identifier into that directory.

By the end of the moving, I would like to have something like:

dir1/identifier1/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1/desiredName2
dir1/identifier1/desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName3
dir1/identifier4/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4/desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

As of right now, I think that I'm on the right track for the directory making:

awk _ {print $1} | uniq | mkdir

Syntax probably isn't quite correct, but the general idea is to print out the first column, separated by _, omitting repeats, and then piping those names into mkdir. But then I'm at a loss for moving the files into the directories. I was thinking about using grep similarly (replacing mkdir above and then piping into mv), but I wasn't sure if it would work.

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edited Feb 6, 2018 at 21:21

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I've got directoriesIf I have a directory with multiple files so that they're generallyin this general in the format:

dir1/identifier1_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName1identifier1_desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName2identifier2_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName1identifier2_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName2identifier3_desiredName1.m
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved
dir2/identifier1_desiredName1.m
dir2/identifier1_desiredName2.m
dir2/identifier2_desiredName1identifier3_desiredName2.m
dir2dir1/identifier2_desiredName2identifier3_desiredName3.m
dir2dir1/identifier4_desiredName1.m
dir2dir1/identifier4_desiredName2.m
dir2dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

I'm trying to come up with a script that separates the files by the identifier by making a directory using that identifier, and then moves files with the same identifier into that directory.

By the end of the moving, I would like to have something like:

dir1/identifier1/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier1/desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier4/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4/desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

As of right now, I think that I'm on the right track for the directory making:

awk _ {print $1} | uniq | mkdir

Syntax probably isn't quite correct, but the general idea is to print out the first column, separated by _, omitting repeats, and then piping those names into mkdir. But then I'm at a loss for moving the files into the directories. I was thinking about using grep similarly (replacing mkdir above and then piping into mv), but I wasn't sure if it would work.

I've got directories with multiple files so that they're generally in the format:

dir1/identifier1_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName2.m
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved
dir2/identifier1_desiredName1.m
dir2/identifier1_desiredName2.m
dir2/identifier2_desiredName1.m
dir2/identifier2_desiredName2.m
dir2/identifier4_desiredName1.m
dir2/identifier4_desiredName2.m
dir2/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves

I'm trying to come up with a script that separates the files by the identifier by making a directory using that identifier, and then moves files with the same identifier into that directory. As of right now, I think that I'm on the right track for the directory making:

awk _ {print $1} | uniq | mkdir

Syntax probably isn't quite correct, but the general idea is to print out the first column, separated by _, omitting repeats, and then piping those names into mkdir. But then I'm at a loss for moving the files into the directories. I was thinking about using grep similarly (replacing mkdir above), but I wasn't sure if it would work.

If I have a directory with multiple files in this general in the format:

dir1/identifier1_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier1_desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3_desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier4_desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4_desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

I'm trying to come up with a script that separates the files by the identifier by making a directory using that identifier, and then moves files with the same identifier into that directory.

By the end of the moving, I would like to have something like:

dir1/identifier1/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier1/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier1/desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier2/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName2.m
dir1/identifier3/desiredName3.m
dir1/identifier4/desiredName1.m
dir1/identifier4/desiredName2.m
dir1/jabberwocky-mimsy-borogoves
dir1/other--should-not-be-moved

As of right now, I think that I'm on the right track for the directory making:

awk _ {print $1} | uniq | mkdir

Syntax probably isn't quite correct, but the general idea is to print out the first column, separated by _, omitting repeats, and then piping those names into mkdir. But then I'm at a loss for moving the files into the directories. I was thinking about using grep similarly (replacing mkdir above and then piping into mv), but I wasn't sure if it would work.

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