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Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
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UseIf your file names don't contain any special characters (whitespace or \[*?), use command substitution:

mv `grep -lir 'string' ~/directory/*` destination/

Use command substitution:

mv `grep -lir 'string' ~/directory/*` destination/

If your file names don't contain any special characters (whitespace or \[*?), use command substitution:

mv `grep -lir 'string' ~/directory/*` destination/
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Use command substitution:

mv `grep -lir 'string' ~/directory/*` destination/