script to rename multiple file names

[gab_in]

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

[Steven E. Protter]

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

[Dennis Handly]

>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

[sen_ux]

Hi Gab,

Please try below.

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


Thanks
Sen

[Tingli]

Or,

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

[Dennis Handly]

>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.