04-28-2010
Rename file using sed command
Greetings,
I am very new to the UNIX shell scripting and would like to learn. However, I am currently stuck on how to process the below sample :
Filename : DOCabcdef24387987ab90d.xml
Pattern "DOC"+any character using [a-z] and [0-9]+".xml"
And i want to change the second part of that file (any character using [a-z] and [0-9)) become 2010042216000001 (indicating current date and time with pattern YYYYMMDDHHmmss and two digit sequence number).
So the expected result :
File1 : DOC2010042216000001.xml
And in my folder i have more than 100 files that has name like above.
And I want to rename it using script.
I tried to figure out above case using sed command but still dont understand how to use it.
If someone can kindly advise me on how to approach this issue using sed or any other command, that would be much appreciated!
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NAME
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SYNOPSIS
shtool subst [-v|--verbose] [-t|--trace] [-n|--nop] [-w|--warning] [-q|--quiet] [-s|--stealth] [-i|--interactive] [-b|--backup ext]
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DESCRIPTION
This command applies one or more sed(1) substitution operations to stdin or any number of files.
OPTIONS
The following command line options are available.
-v, --verbose
Display some processing information.
-t, --trace
Enable the output of the essential shell commands which are executed.
-n, --nop
No operation mode. Actual execution of the essential shell commands which would be executed is suppressed.
-w, --warning
Show warning on substitution operation resulting in no content change on every file. The default is to show a warning on substitution
operations resulted in no content change on all files.
-q, --quiet
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-s, --stealth
Stealth operation. Preserve timestamp on file.
-i, --interactive
Enter interactive mode where the user has to approve each operation.
-b, --backup ext
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%install
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HISTORY
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shtool(1), sed(1).
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