Recent snippets posted on Snipplr.com https://snipplr.com/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:39:05 +0000 https://snipplr.com/view/35126/bash-command-line-loop-through-directories-in-specified-location-replacing-directories-in-current-directory-with-backup <p>This command line aims at moving directories from a target location to the present working directory (pwd), backing the pwd directories up as it encounters them. The script works by: 1. Iterating through the contents of the target directory (using the unix ls command) 2. Checking whether the current object is a directory 3. Moving the pwd directory to a backup location using the unix mv command 4. Moving the target location's directory to the present working directory 5. Printing out the modified directory's name using the unix echo command</p> Sun, 23 May 2010 15:24:10 UTC https://snipplr.com/view/35126/bash-command-line-loop-through-directories-in-specified-location-replacing-directories-in-current-directory-with-backup