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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Script to move files with similar names to folder Post 302509825 by cgkmal on Thursday 31st of March 2011 09:09:55 PM
Old 03-31-2011
Hi glev2005,

After several tests, I get the script showed below, it works, but only with filenames without spaces.

Instead of filenames like:
Code:
my filename_01of02.mp3
Your File_01of06.mp3
9780743579490_01of6_Your File.wav

You would have to use the format as you said before, but adding "_" instead of spaces in filename:
Code:
my_filename_01of02.mp3
 Your_File_01of06.mp3
 9780743579490_Your_File_01of06.wav

Script (Maybe somebody could adapt it to handle filenames with spaces too)
Code:
mp3=$(find . -name "*.mp3" | awk -F"/" '/[0-9]/{print}')
wav=$(find . -name "*.wav" | awk -F"/" '/[0-9]/{sub(/\.wav/,"");print $NF}')
for i in $mp3
 do
  for j in $wav
   do
    temp_m=$(basename $i)
    temp_w=$(basename $j)
   if [ ${temp_m%.*} == ${temp_w#*_} ]; then
     cp ${temp_m} ~/media/AUDIO/WAVE/${temp_w%%_*} /${temp_m} # Copy file found to test, when you test it, change to "mv"
   else
     echo "There is no $temp_m in any subfolder or has been moved before"
   fi
  done
done


I hope it helps.

Regards
Last edited by cgkmal; 03-31-2011 at 10:17 PM..
 

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fatsort(1)						      General Commands Manual							fatsort(1)

NAME

       FATSort - FAT filesystem sorting utility

SYNOPSIS

       fatsort [options] device

DESCRIPTION

       FATsort sorts directory structures of FAT filesystems.  Many MP3 hardware players don't sort files automatically but play them in the order
       they were transmitted to the device. FATSort can help here.

OPTIONS

       -c     This option causes FATSort to ignore the case of filenames (e.g. 'example.mp3' is equal to 'EXAMPLE.MP3').

       -f     Force sorting even if the device is mounted or if FATSort cannot determine if the device is mounted.

       -h     Shows some help information.

       -i     Prints some file system information of the specified device.

       -l     FATSort will not sort directory structures, but just print the current order.

       -o type
	      This options specifies how FATSort will sort files and directories.  type can be 'd' for directories  before  files  (which  is  the
	      default), 'f' for files before directories, or 'a' for no differentiation between files and directories.

       -n     Uses natural order to sort directory structures instead of  alphanumeric order.  For example, an alphanumeric order would be
		     file123.mp3
		     file21.mp3
		     file3.mp3
	      and the corresponding natural order would be
		     file3.mp3
		     file21.mp3
		     file123.mp3.

       -q     FATSort will work quietly without printing additional information messages.

       -r     Sorts the directories in reverse order (Z-A).

       -R     Sorts the directories in random order.

       -v     Shows version information only.

       The following options can be specified multiple times:

       -d directory
	      Sort directory only

       -D directory
	      Sort directory and all subdirectories

       -x directory
	      Don't sort directory

       -X directory
	      Don't sort directory and all subdirectories

       -I prefix
	      Ignore  filename	prefix	prefix	during sorting. For example, passing option -I "the " tells FATSort to sort 'The Beatles.mp3' like
	      'Beatles.mp3'.

EXAMPLES

       Sort FAT filesystem on an USB stick:
	      fatsort /dev/sda1

       Sort FAT filesystem in a file:
	      fatsort /home/user/fat16_fs.img

       Sort directory /dir1 and all subdirectories except /dir1/dirA:
	      fatsort /dev/sda1 -D /dir1 -x /dir1/dirA

       Ignore prefixes 'a ' and 'the ' during sorting:
	      fatsort /dev/sda1 -I "a " -I "the "

AUTHOR

       Boris Leidner <fatsort(at)formenos.de>

SEE ALSO

       mount(8) fsck(8)

NOTES

       FAT12 is not supported yet.

REPORT BUGS

       Please report bugs to fatsort(at)formenos.de. Thanks.

FATSort 0.9.15							       2011								fatsort(1)
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