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

script to rename multiple file names

gab_in — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:36:20 GMT

Hi,

I have a directory which has filenames with extension .amt;1 (e.g one file name is sgho11.amt;1 and another filename is sgho12.amt;1). Can you please let me know how can I rename all the files with extension .amt1.

Thanks in advance
Gab

Re: script to rename multiple file names

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:23:27 GMT

Shalom Gab,

Side note: Looks like wherever you got these files you didn't mount the media properly.

I'm not sure after the rename you will have usable files. It might be better to properly mount the media and copy the files to disk properly.

ls -1 > list

while read -r fn
do
# add a line to calculate the new name.
mv $fn $newname
done < list

Re: script to rename multiple file names

Dennis Handly — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:51:27 GMT

>SEP: mv $fn $newname

You are going to have to quote $fn since it has a ";":
mv "$fn" $newname

Some threads to compute $newname:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1261895
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=218443
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=938720

Re: script to rename multiple file names

sen_ux — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:39:40 GMT

Hi Gab,

Please try below.

for file in `ls -1`
> do
> mv $file `echo $i|awk -F. '{print $1}'`.amt1
> done

Thanks
Sen

Re: script to rename multiple file names

Tingli — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:58:15 GMT

Or,

for i in $(ls)
do
mv $i ${i%%;1}1
done

Re: script to rename multiple file names

Dennis Handly — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:52:08 GMT

>ME: You are going to have to quote $fn since it has a ";":

Oops, it appears the shell scans for ";" before it does parm substitution. So only whitespace needs to be quoted.