Script to move files within my server?

I've got a huge list of files that are not being used anymore on my web server.

I'd like to move them all to the root directory in a folder called not_used.

Anyone know how to automate this process? I want to be able to provide the list in a text file and have it cut from the current location and paste to the new location. Thanks

 

mv \directory \home\name\directory

 

@ redinlove, directory names don't need to be escaped. It just causes confusion and could potentially break the system.

cpufreak3, you could setup a cronjob that does this. It should be as simple as a one-line command like this:

for files in `cat /path/to/text_file.txt`;do mv $files /not_used/;done

Code (markup):

 

Might help if we knew the Operating System you're using.

 

Well, I don't have direct access to the server... It is owned by a University so all I've got is FTP access.

I'm not too sure what cron but I assume I can't use it. I was hoping to use some type of PHP script.