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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Script to change file name Post 302654775 by millsy5 on Tuesday 12th of June 2012 09:05:44 AM
Old 06-12-2012
Hi Rangarasan, thanks for your reply. However it is not working for me. I'm new to Unix programming so maybe it is something simple I have not spotted. I ran the following code:

Code:
#! /bin/csh

base=$1

if [ -f ${base} ]
then
   cp ${base} ${base././_fails.}
else
   echo "${base} file not found"
fi

I get the following output

Code:
$ change_filename test1.txt
base=test1.txt: Command not found
base: Undefined variable

The file test1.txt is definitely in the current directory
 

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script(1)							   User Commands							 script(1)

NAME
script - make record of a terminal session SYNOPSIS
script [-a] [filename] DESCRIPTION
The script utility makes a record of everything printed on your screen. The record is written to filename. If no file name is given, the record is saved in the file typescript. See WARNINGS. The script command forks and creates a sub-shell, according to the value of $SHELL, and records the text from this session. The script ends when the forked shell exits or when Control-d is typed. OPTIONS
The following option is supported: -a Appends the session record to filename, rather than overwriting it. NOTES
script places everything that appears on the screen in filename, including prompts. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWcsu | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |CSI |Enabled | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
attributes(5) WARNINGS
script can pose a security risk when used in directories that are writable by other users (for example, /tmp), especially when run by a privileged user, that is, root. Be sure that typescript is not a link before running script. SunOS 5.11 30 Jan 2004 script(1)
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