How can I rename a unix file that has a spacing in in the charactyers? For example, I want to rename or move a file called "My OldFile.txt" to "MyNewFile.txt" or "My_New_file.txt"
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Whats the command in unix to do this ;
rename a bunch (3000) of files called ;
0001.jpg
0002.jpg
0003.jpg
0004.jpg
to
0001_LRG.jpg
0002_LRG.jpg
0003_LRG.jpg
etc.
i.e. adding the extension _LRG to the end of the filename ? (3 Replies)
Hey guys i'm creating a dos style rename script, so if a user types say q14.* as the 1st param and b14.* as the 2nd and will rename all q14 files to b14 but keep the extensions, so i've developed nearly the full script "i think", if i use echo(echo "if $1 had been renamed it would now be... (3 Replies)
File.jpg
I want to copy and rename this as 2008-12-02.jpg
I tried this copy File.jpg date '%y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S'.jpg
This doesnt work.... what do i do? (1 Reply)
Hi Thinkers,
On AIX 5.3, we have a monitor program that reads the log file and searching for a certain string pattern that we define(say "transactionException"), if it sees it then it will raise an alert by sending an email.
Because the log file XXX.log is rolling into XXX.log.0, XXX.log.1,... (2 Replies)
I need to be able to look for the last file in a dirctory in UNIX,
the file satrt with EFT
so this work file=$(ls -tr $EFT*.dat | tail -1) # Select the latest file
my last file is EFT1234.dat
then I need to be able to get a file that I just ftp and rename with this
name EFT1234.dat but... (5 Replies)
Dear All,
Please help !
i ham having 300 file with E.G. PMC1_4567.arc in seq. like PMC1_4568.arc,PMC1_4569.arc ...n and so on.. i want all those file to be rename like PMC_4567.arc ,PMC_4568.arc .. mean i want to remove 1 from first file name ..
pls help.. (6 Replies)
While executing a script, I am not being able to able to create a file as the file with the same name already exists. That existing file is not getting overwritten as I am not the owner of the file. So, Neither am I able to rename the file nor delete the existing file, so as to get my file created.... (2 Replies)
I have a specific set (all ending with .bam) of downloaded files in a directory /home/cmccabe/Desktop/NGS/API/2-15-2016. What I am trying to do is use a match to $2 in name to rename the downloaded files. To make things a more involved the date of the folder is unique and in the header of name... (1 Reply)
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explain_rename_or_die
explain_rename_or_die(3) Library Functions Manual explain_rename_or_die(3)NAME
explain_rename_or_die - change the name of a file and report errors
SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/rename.h>
void explain_rename_or_die(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath);
DESCRIPTION
The explain_rename_or_die function is used to call the rename(2) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr,
obtained from explain_rename(3), and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).
This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
explain_rename_or_die(oldpath, newpath);
oldpath The oldpath, exactly as to be passed to the rename(2) system call.
newpath The newpath, exactly as to be passed to the rename(2) system call.
Returns:
This function only returns on success. On failure, prints an explanation and exits.
SEE ALSO rename(2)
change the name or location of a file
explain_rename(3)
explain rename(2) errors
exit(2) terminate the calling process
COPYRIGHT
libexplain version 0.52
Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller
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