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split_file_at_underscore.sh
#!/bin/bash
SEPARATOR='_'
find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*" -print0 | while read -d $'\0' file
do
IFS=$SEPARATOR read -a _file <<< "$file"
STUDENTDIR="${_file[0]}"
STUDENTDIR="${STUDENTDIR// /_}"
mkdir -p $STUDENTDIR
echo "Moving $file to $STUDENTDIR"
mv "$file" $STUDENTDIR
done
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