topic Re: error with script to change file name in directory in Operating System - Linux

error with script to change file name in directory

Ratzie — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 23:02:50 GMT

I can get each part to work but when I put it all together I get an error.
ls -l|while read file
do newname=`echo $file|sed -e "s/02-Aug/0208/g"`
mv "$file" "$newname"
done

Error I get:
Try `mv --help' for more information.

Re: error with script to change file name in directory

Gopi Sekar — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:04:19 GMT

your problem is 'ls -l|while read file'

as you know ls -l will do long list of the file (including permission, user name, group name owned, size etc). mv does not recognize all these and require only file name.

so, to solve use 'ls -1|while read file'

the option to use is number one.

Hope this helps,
Gopi

Re: error with script to change file name in directory

morganelan — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:05:07 GMT

Hi,
Change your mv script line such as:

mv $file $newname

Re: error with script to change file name in directory

Raj D. — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:42:14 GMT

Hi LHradowy ,

Try with ls or ls -1 [ ls -l will give long listing and give error]
and then u can rename all with adding 0208 .

Hope this will make it simple.
Cheers ,
Raj.

Re: error with script to change file name in directory

Ratzie — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:30:21 GMT

Did not know ls -1 works!