How to Create a file in "my documents" folder?

How can I create a folder and move a file from the current folder to the new folder using a shell script?

• I want to move img/file.jpg to img/logo/file.jpg, and I need to create the logo folder.

• Answer:

  The mv manpage shows mv will accept multiple arguments. The last argument is the directory; all others are the files that you wish to move. Thus the function move_to_new_directory, below, contains a shell script that will make a directory, move the files into it, change working directory to the newly created directory. move_to_new_directory () { mkdir ${!#} for each_arg in $@ do if [ -d "$each_arg" ] then cd ${!#} else mv -iv "$each_arg" ${!#}; fi done } where ${!#} is the last argument passed to the function. $@ are all the arguments passed to the function. The -iv options have been passed to ensure that files are not accidentally overwritten and a summary of all changes are shown to the user in the shell GUI. The if statement if [ -d "$each_arg" ] ... fi asks if the argument passed is a directory and if true cd's into it; else it moves what must be a file to the previously created directory. If you put this in your .bash_profile you will be able to call it from the terminal, e.g.,