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# copy files into folders
find . -type f -exec bash -c 'mkdir -p "${1%/*}/$(date -r "$1" "+%Y")"; cp "$1" "${1%/*}/$(date -r "$1" "+%Y")/"' _ {} \;
#move files into folders
find . -type f -exec bash -c 'mkdir -p "${1%/*}/$(date -r "$1" "+%Y")"; mv "$1" "${1%/*}/$(date -r "$1" "+%Y")/"' _ {} \;
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