mkdir data_1992 mkdir data_1993 ls *.tar.gz | while read i do tar -xzf $i filename=`echo $i | head -c18` chmod +rw $filename year=`echo $i | head -c8 | tail -c4` if [ $year -eq 1992 ] then cp -v $filename data_1992/ elif [ $year -eq 1993 ] then cp -v $filename data_1993/ fi done