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1. uvok ch337ah Linux

   got some files w format screenshot_mmddyyyy_hhmmss.PNG - command to create folder with date (yymmdd) and move files there? !linux

   Monday, 29-Jun-09 19:01:21 UTC from Gwibber
   • Ravi Pinjala

     @uvok quick python script for that: http://pastebin.com/m2d98ec82

     Monday, 29-Jun-09 19:39:27 UTC
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   • uvok ch337ah Ravi Pinjala

     @rxp thanks, but it says SyntaxError: 'return' outside function

     Monday, 29-Jun-09 20:10:34 UTC
   • Ravi Pinjala

     @uvok huh, thats really strange, it worked when I tested it. maybe pastebin messed up the indentation :(

     Monday, 29-Jun-09 20:12:42 UTC
   • uvok ch337ah Ravi Pinjala

     @rxp in line 24

     Monday, 29-Jun-09 20:13:25 UTC
   • Ravi Pinjala

     @uvok if you use the download link on the pastebin page, and rename the file to .py, it works

     Monday, 29-Jun-09 20:15:27 UTC
   • uvok ch337ah Ravi Pinjala

     @rxp if I want to execute it with ./move_files.py (chmod +x done), it says bash: ./move_files.py: /usr/bin/env: bad interpreter: no permissi

     Monday, 29-Jun-09 20:24:13 UTC
   • uvok ch337ah Ravi Pinjala

     @rxp but it works when I run python move_files.py

     Monday, 29-Jun-09 20:24:35 UTC
   • Dave Rankin

     @uvok one way fwiw: perl -e 'for(`ls screenshot*.PNG`){chomp;($m,$d,$y)=$_=~/_(\d\d)(\d\d)\d\d(\d\d)_/;mkdir "$y$m$d";`mv $_ "$y$m$d"`}'

     Monday, 29-Jun-09 21:03:52 UTC