How can I move files from one place to other with validation/md5 done to origin and destination? Is there some tool or sequence of commands you can script to do this?
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rsync
tutorials : http://everythinglinux.org/rsync/
for example, i use
rsync -rptDuv --exclude ~/.ssh $SOURCEDIR -e ssh -t $USER@$BACKUPSERVER:/$TARGETDIR
for backing up whole $SOURCEDIR trough ssh to some server. But there is much more options, you can read
man rsync
for them.
about moving, you can use option --remove-source-files or just delete files after copy
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can you expand this? - the OP wants to move files not synchronise files.– fossfreedom ♦Jun 29, 2011 at 22:11
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1Just thought I'd add that files aren't really "moved". If you move a file within a filesystem, then only the link to the file is changed, while the file itself remains unchanged. In that case, there is no need to check the file for changes. If you "move" it to another filesystem, then the file is first copied and then deleted, so a synchronization is a good solution. Jun 29, 2011 at 22:43
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Yes, I'm moving files from hard disk, to a USB Disk, and want to make sure they are correctly moved. Thank you! Jul 1, 2011 at 13:08