Regarding UNIX Move Command Override Protection

Question

Pasted a piece of code from the shell script transfer.sh

        if [[ ${ld} -eq ${eld} ]] ; then
            mv "$file1" "$FILESNEW/."
            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
               echo "Move Command Failed-File ${fspec}"
            fi

            echo  "File ${fspec} Sucessfully Moved to ready directory "
        else
          echo "File ${fspec} line count mismatch: ${lc}/${elc}"
        fi

when i execute ./transfer.sh move command waits for a prompt "override protection y/n" I dont want this prompt to appear when move command gets executed. How can i get rid of it?

Answer 1

change mv to mv -f

Man page for mv

But remember, -f to force it means it won't prompt you so you better be sure you know how it's going to be used.

Answer 2

Use mv -f. Option -f overrides any prompts ("force").

-f, --force

do not prompt before overwriting

Answer 3

try

   if [[ ${ld} -eq ${eld} ]] ; then
        mv -f "$file1" "$FILESNEW/"
        ....

Answer 4

change:

mv "$file1" "$FILESNEW/."

to:

/bin/mv "$file1" "$FILESNEW/."

(or wherever mv is located on your machine)