# OSX- SL search/sort function

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/osx-sl-search-sort-function/317663>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [December 29, 2010, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/osx-sl-search-sort-function/317663 "2010-12-29T08:51:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![soulty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/soulty/32/105_2.png) [@soulty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/soulty)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/osx-sl-search-sort-function/317663/1 "2010-12-29T08:51:44Z")

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Hey all

I need help with some file handling to a large amount of files. The file handling deals with first, searching then moving and sorting to new directories, and this is to be done in OSX Snow Leopard OS.

I have about 30ish folders with around 4000 files in each folder and each with random named files. I would like to know if there is a function in osx or a app I can look at that will allow me to search a string, say ‘blue’… (and it would pick up the files like ‘blue-tie’, or ‘car-blue’) then move all files with blue in the name to a new folder called ‘blue’.

I would need this search function to look within sub directories as well.

Any help will be great! thanks 🙂