How to make mv work with exotic directory names?
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I created several scripts to move messages tagged via notmuch
notmuch
between Maildir
directories.
Having multiple accounts, I have some issues with the names of some directories mbsync created when syncing with gmail.
Here is my typical Maildir
structure for gmail accounts:
gmail-user2
├── [Gmail]
│ ├── Brouillons
│ │ ├── cur
│ │ ├── new
│ │ └── tmp
│ ├── Corbeille
│ │ ├── cur
│ │ ├── new
│ │ └── tmp
│ ├── Messages envoy&AOk-s
│ │ ├── cur
│ │ ├── new
│ │ └── tmp
│ ├── Spam
│ │ ├── cur
│ │ ├── new
│ │ └── tmp
│ └── Tous les messages
│ ├── cur
│ ├── new
│ └── tmp
└── Inbox
├── cur
├── new
└── tmp
When I run the following script:
function safeMove { s=${1##*/}; s=${s%%,*}; mv -f $1 $2/$s; }
echo Moving $(notmuch count --output=files tag:trash and tag:gmail-user2 and not path:/.*/Corbeille/ and not path:/.*/Trash/) trash-tagged mails to gmail-user2 Trash folder
for i in $(notmuch search --output=files tag:trash and tag:gmail-user2 and not path:/.*/Corbeille/ and not path:/.*/Trash/); do
safeMove $i ~/Maildir/gmail-user2/[Gmail]/Corbeille/cur
done
I have the following error:
mv: cannot stat '/home/user1/Maildir/gmail-user2/[Gmail]/Tous': No such file or directory
mv: cannot stat 'les': No such file or directory
How could I make mv
find the Tous les messages
directory?
EDIT:
According to the links provided in the comments I added double quotes:
function safeMove { s=${1##*/}; s=${s%%,*}; mv -f $1 $2/$s; }
for i in "$(notmuch search --output=files tag:trash and tag:gmail-user2 and not path:/.*/Corbeille/ and not path:/.*/Trash/)"; do
safeMove "$i" ~/Maildir/gmail-user2/[Gmail]/Corbeille/cur
done
Now I have the following error:
mv: target '/home/user1/Maildir/gmail-user2/[Gmail]/Corbeille/cur/1715687008.294831_40.user1-um450': No such file or directory
When find ~/Maildir/ -name 1715687008.294831_40.user1*
gives:
/home/user1/Maildir/gmail-user2/[Gmail]/Tous les messages/cur/1715687008.294831_40.user1-um450,U=40:2,FS
Asked by crocefisso
(193 rep)
May 15, 2024, 08:37 PM
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