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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers bash script to increment a digit in filename Post 302403729 by hbjlee17 on Sunday 14th of March 2010 08:52:41 AM
Old 03-14-2010
Hi thanks for the quick response.
It did not work...


Code:
 
ls GHost++\ `date +%Y-%m-%d`* | awk -F'[ -1]'  '{ old=$0; $5+=3; system( sprintf("mv %s %s",old, $0) ) } '
mv: target `LC' is not a directory
mv: target `LC' is not a directory
mv: target `LC' is not a directory
mv: target `LC' is not a directory
mv: target `LC' is not a directory
mv: target `LC' is not a directory
mv: target `LC' is not a directory
mv: target `LC' is not a directory
mv: target `LC' is not a directory
mv: target `LC' is not a directory
mv: target `LC' is not a directory
mv: target `LC' is not a directory
mv: target `LC' is not a directory
mv: target `LC' is not a directory



---------- Post updated at 07:52 AM ---------- Previous update was at 07:27 AM ----------

I am not sure if this would make it easier, but basically I want to add 3 hours to the date stamp in the file name.
 

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NAME

       pct-scanner-script - easy scan and create merged DjVu and PDF documents for archiving

SYNOPSIS

       pct-scanner-script [--help]

DESCRIPTION

       pct-scanner-script  is  a  bash script and configuration system to easily scan documents and create a digital archiving. It can create DjVu
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       Please use pct-scanner-script --help to find all program options, the complete help, and all examples.

       Features:
	 - auto archiving in merged and individual DjVu, PDF, and JPEG files
	 - auto and manual resume when scanning somehow fails
	 - cascading configuration system, for easy customizing
	 - easy command-line-style bash program, with useful options
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DEBUGGING

       This  program  is  a  helper  script  to easy scan and automated digital document archiving for normal and adf scanners. You can debug this
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