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Old 03-03-2010
Need help for a Shell script to rename multiple files

Hi!

I need help to create a shell script to search inside a file and then copy a portion of the search result as the new file name.

Basically I was hacked over the weekend and the genius wipe out my drive from my server. I was able to recover alot of files, but biggest problem Is now the files have no name and make it impossible to sort.

I have found the filename inside the files themself and need to search for it and then rename the file with the results.
Approx 12 000 files to be done.

Here is a sample of the source of the files I'm talking about:
Code:
%!PS-Adobe-3.1 EPSF-3.0
%ADO_DSC_Encoding: MacOS Roman
%%Title: carte_finale_GestionPhocusout.eps
%%Creator: Adobe Illustrator(R) 14.0
%%For: Porky
%%CreationDate: 09-11-09
%%BoundingBox: 0 0 360 489
%%HiResBoundingBox: 0 0 359.9981 488.5669
%%CropBox: 0 0 359.9981 488.5669
%%LanguageLevel: 3

This is the filename inside the file itself right after the "%%Title: "
Code:
%%Title: carte_finale_GestionPhocusout.eps

Now with this info, I want to rename the file itself to exactly this:
Code:
carte_finale_GestionPhocusout.eps

Can it be done?

Many thanks for taking the time to read and help me with this!

Last edited by Scott; 03-03-2010 at 06:14 PM.. Reason: Code tags please...
 

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