topic Re: rename file script in Operating System - HP-UX

rename file script

Duffs — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:49:09 GMT

Hi,

I need to rename multiple files within a dir whilst maintaining the old filename also. All files are of the format ORD?????? and I need to rename these to ORD??????K.

Since there are hundreds of files in the dir I need to script this but unfortunately Iam not having much luck. Anybody any ideas?

D.

Re: rename file script

Pete Randall — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:55:22 GMT

Something like this?

cd /target_dir
for FILE in ORD*
do
ln -s $FILE $FILEK
done

I used the link command because you said you wanted to retain the original - normally I would have renamed with mv.

Pete

Re: rename file script

TwoProc — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:56:09 GMT

for i in ORD??????
do
mv $i ${i}K
done

Re: rename file script

Laurent Menase — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:56:10 GMT

#!/usr/bin/ksh
for i in ORD??????
do
mv $i ${i}K

Re: rename file script

Laurent Menase — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:56:40 GMT

done
of course

Re: rename file script

A. Clay Stephenson — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 09:01:23 GMT

You could do something like this:

#usr/bin/sh

ls | grep -E -e '^ORD.{6}$' | while read FNAME
do
NEW_FNAME="${FNAME}K"
if [[ -e "${NEW_FNAME}" ]]
then
echo "Can't copy ${NEW_FNAME}; file exists." >&2
else
cp "${FNAME}" "${NEW_FNAME}"
fi
done

Re: rename file script

Duffs — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 09:21:03 GMT

Thanks a millions lads, great help!
Cheers,
D.