Bash - Find - move files bigger than certain size

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How can I move all files bigger than lets say 10MB into a different folder?

-rw-r--r-- 1 nath nath 4,3M Apr 21  2018 "file1.mp3"
-rw-r--r-- 1 nath nath 1,7M Jun 10  2017 'file2.mp3'
-rw-r--r-- 1 nath nath  76M Okt 12 05:33  file3.mp3
-rw-r--r-- 1 nath nath 3,7M Mär  1  2016 'file4.mp3'

so in this case it would only move file3

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 29 '18 at 02:33

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Ok 5 minutes after posting the question I found the answer:

find . -type f -size +10M -exec mv "{}" new_folder/ \;

edited Nov 29 '18 at 02:33

Rui F Ribeiro

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answered Nov 28 '18 at 23:19

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There is nothing wrong with answering your own question. Be weary that on certain versions of `find` this command will not work as expected. It may not even fail but instead may just move all files regardless of size. – jesse_b Nov 28 '18 at 23:20
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wary means cautious; weary means tired. – Tom Connolly Apr 23 '20 at 14:15

Bash - Find - move files bigger than certain size

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