08-06-2010
script for renaming a batch of files
hi i have a folder full of files. some of the names are quite off because the dimensions were the same and i had to put a 'b' after the initial number so that it didnt overwrite. what i want is a script in unix to overwrite the filwe name leaving some of the title intact, e.g. below are some filenames..
obj2-68x130x114.bin
obj1-46x48x39.bin
obj1b-25x33x39.bin
obj1-35x36x23.bin
what i would like is the file names to be rewritten leaving the bold part intact and the italics part to go down in chronological order from obj1 to objx, x being the final value in the series. it doesnt have to be by the modified date as this doesnt mater. i just need distinguishable filenames. thanks
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prop_object_retain
PROP_OBJECT(3) BSD Library Functions Manual PROP_OBJECT(3)
NAME
prop_object, prop_object_retain, prop_object_release, prop_object_type, prop_object_equals, prop_object_iterator_next,
prop_object_iterator_reset, prop_object_iterator_release -- general property container object functions
LIBRARY
Property Container Object Library (libprop, -lprop)
SYNOPSIS
#include <prop/proplib.h>
void
prop_object_retain(prop_object_t obj);
void
prop_object_release(prop_object_t obj);
prop_type_t
prop_object_type(prop_object_t obj);
bool
prop_object_equals(prop_object_t obj1, prop_object_t obj2);
prop_object_t
prop_object_iterator_next(prop_object_iterator_t iter);
void
prop_object_iterator_reset(prop_object_iterator_t iter);
void
prop_object_iterator_release(prop_object_iterator_t iter);
DESCRIPTION
The prop_object family of functions operate on all property container object types.
prop_object_retain(prop_object_t obj)
Increment the reference count on an object.
prop_object_release(prop_object_t obj)
Decrement the reference count on an object. If the last reference is dropped, the object is freed.
prop_object_type(prop_object_t obj)
Determine the type of the object. Objects are one of the following types:
PROP_TYPE_BOOL Boolean value (prop_bool_t)
PROP_TYPE_NUMBER Number (prop_number_t)
PROP_TYPE_STRING String (prop_string_t)
PROP_TYPE_DATA Opaque data (prop_data_t)
PROP_TYPE_ARRAY Array (prop_array_t)
PROP_TYPE_DICTIONARY Dictionary (prop_dictionary_t)
PROP_TYPE_DICT_KEYSYM Dictionary key symbol (prop_dictionary_keysym_t)
If obj is NULL, then PROP_TYPE_UNKNOWN is returned.
prop_object_equals(prop_object_t obj1, prop_object_t obj2)
Returns true if the two objects are of the same type and are equivalent.
prop_object_iterator_next(prop_object_iterator_t iter)
Return the next object in the collection (array or dictionary) being iterated by the iterator iter. If there are no more objects in the
collection, NULL is returned.
prop_object_iterator_reset(prop_object_iterator_t iter)
Reset the iterator to the first object in the collection being iterated by the iterator iter.
prop_object_iterator_release(prop_object_iterator_t iter)
Release the iterator iter.
SEE ALSO
prop_array(3), prop_bool(3), prop_data(3), prop_dictionary(3), prop_number(3), prop_string(3), proplib(3)
HISTORY
The proplib property container object library first appeared in NetBSD 4.0.
BSD
August 21, 2006 BSD