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# 1  
Old 03-05-2012
Need help in reading a filename
Hi Guys,

I have the following input.

Code:
test_junk_file__20120210092009.txt
latest_file__20120210092009.txt
side_load_junk_file__20120210092009.txt

I need to exclude the timestamp part from the file.

so, the output should be as follows.

Code:
test_junk_file.txt
latest_file.txt
side_load_junk_file.txt

Could you please help me out here..

Cheers!!!!!!
# 2  
Old 03-05-2012
@mac4rfree
With Sed..
Code:
sed 's/__[0-9]*//' inputfile

# 3  
Old 03-05-2012
Code:
$ cat efs
#!/bin/ksh

file1="test_junk_file__20120210092009.txt"

print "${file1%__*}.${file1#*.}"

exit 0
$ efs
test_junk_file.txt
$

# 4  
Old 03-06-2012
Yeah Guys,,

That Worked perfectly Smilie
# 5  
Old 03-06-2012
oldname=ytyytu_uyhsudh_1218788_1212__212121212.txt
Code:
newname=`echo $oldname|awk -F'__' '{print $1}'`.`echo $oldname|cut -f2 -d '.'`

---------- Post updated at 06:54 AM ---------- Previous update was at 06:53 AM ----------

oldname=ytyytu_uyhsudh_1218788_1212__212121212.txt
Code:
newname=`echo $oldname|awk -F'__' '{print $1}'`.`echo $oldname|cut -f2 -d '.'`


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Mod Comment How to use code tags
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# 6  
Old 03-06-2012
P.S. Here's a resource that includes string operations if your shell supports them:
Reference Cards
# 7  
Old 03-06-2012
on top of elixir
Code:
newname=`echo $oldname|awk -F'_[0-9]' '{print $1}'`.`echo $oldname|cut -f2 -d '.'`

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