Question

I used this command to find mp3 files and write their name on log.txt:

find -name *.mp3 >> log.txt

I want to move the files using the mv command and I would like to append that to the log file so it could show the path where the files have been moved.

For example if the mp3 files are 1.mp3 and 2.mp3 then the log.txt should look like

1.mp3 >>>> /newfolder/1.mp3 

2.mp3 >>>> /newfolder/2.mp3

How can I do that using unix commands? Thank you!

Answer 1

Using only move:

mv -v *.mp3 tmp/ > log.txt

or using find:

find -name '*.mp3' -exec mv -v {} test/ >> log.txt \;