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Share with you: a simple script

discoverer — Tue, 11 Sep 2001 06:56:47 GMT

Name: up2low
Function: Move all the filenames/dirnames under the
input directories, from
upper case to lower case
Usage: itmv
E.g. up2low DIR_NAME1 DIR_NAME2

Content:
#!/sbin/sh
for i in `find $* $ -type f -o -type d $ | sort -r`
do
mv ${i} "`dirname ${i}`/""`basename ${i}|tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'`"
done

Hope it can help you!

/Listener

Re: Share with you: a simple script

Tim D Fulford — Tue, 11 Sep 2001 09:26:40 GMT

Thanks,

I'll put that one in my blue book!

Tim

Re: Share with you: a simple script

Wodisch — Tue, 11 Sep 2001 09:54:50 GMT

Hello "discoverer",

I would recommend to first test for the existence of
the "new" (uppercase) file in the target directory, as
you may create the same upper case name from more
than one mixed case names, e.g.:

source-dir:
aFile Afile AFile aFiLe

target-dir:
AFILE

You see the danger?

Just my ?0.02,
Wodisch
PS: Did we not have a thread about that?

Re: Share with you: a simple script

discoverer — Wed, 12 Sep 2001 07:50:23 GMT

Hi Wodisch,

You are really a sharp 'wizard'!

So, there should be an additional check on the target filename before 'mv', then if confilict, we should report these files, then abort or 'mv' it to a new name, depending on our conditions.

For my users' requirements, there is no such a risk.

Thanks for your attention!

/Listener