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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Rename the files in all the directories and sub-directories Post 302810379 by AshwaniSharma09 on Tuesday 21st of May 2013 05:17:30 PM
Old 05-21-2013
HI guys,

I could write a write a script which does the task but the problem is, it works only on the files which are present in the current directory. I need it to be working on subdirectories as well.
Here is the script:
for file in $(find -type f -name "*.jpg")
do
echo $file

newfile="$(echo $file | sed -e 's/gridded-//g' -e 's/-c1-384-/_/g' -e 's/-Tp32-CmKan-Sel2-384-/_/g' -e 's/-32C-/_/g' | sed 's/\(.*\)-\(.*\)-\(.*\)_\(.*\)_\(.*\)_\(.*\)-\(.*\)\.\(.*\)/\5_\2_\7_\6_\3-\4\.\8/' | sed -e 's/^/mohan_dm-/')"

echo $newfile
cp $file $newfile
done


It successfully prints the changed names of the files from subdirectories (echo $newfile) but does not make a copy of files in the subdirectories. That means "cp $file $newfile" is not working.

Please help me out here. Thanks in advance.
 

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createhomedir(1)					    BSD General Commands Manual 					  createhomedir(1)

NAME

     createhomedir -- create and populate home directories on the local computer.

SYNOPSIS

     createhomedir [-scbalh] [-n directoryDomainName] [-u username]

DESCRIPTION

     createhomedir provides several options for creating and populating home directories.

OPTIONS

     -s       creates home directories for server home paths only (default).

     -c       creates home directories for local home paths only.

     -b       creates home directories for both server and local home paths.

     -a       creates home directories for users defined in all directory domains of the server's search path.

     -l       creates home directories for users defined in the local directory domain.

     -L       causes the created home directory to be localized.

     -n directoryDomainName
	      creates home directories for users defined in a specific directory domain in the server's search path.

     -u username
	      creates a home directory for a specific user defined in the domain(s) identified in the -a, -l, or -n parameter. If you omit the -a,
	      -l, and -n parameters when you use the -u parameter, -a is assumed.

     -i       reads username list from standard input and creates specified home directories. Each username should be on its own line.

     -h       usage help.

FILES

     /usr/sbin/createhomedir			   location of tool

CAVEATS

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     home directories from being created. In this case, you may need to specify the usernames explicitly.

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