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mmv: move/copy/append/link multiple files by wildcard patterns
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| # Create multiple folders | |
| $ mkdir -p source/tags/modules/{dob,grid,radio,set,telephone,text} | |
| # Move multiple files by wildcard pattern | |
| $ mmv "source/tags/modules/*.txt" "source/tags/modules/#1/#1.txt" | |
| # Create multiple files by wildcard pattern (e.g. same name as their folder) | |
| $ cd source/tags/modules | |
| # then... | |
| for dir in *; do | |
| touch "$dir/$dir.txt"; | |
| done | |
| # Insert content into multiple files at once | |
| for folder in *; do | |
| echo -e "module-$folder {\n // write some LESS here\n}\n" >> "$folder/$folder.less"; | |
| done |
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