I have a folder that contains many sub folders and files. This tree has to be backed up to an archive system. According to the tech support, one of the archives is failing to back up due to the possibility of trailing spaces on file and folder names. Therefore, I would like to have a script parse through this directory tree and remove trailing spaces from file and folder names. I would like to avoid replacing spaces with underscores and I would like to avoid removing spaces from the middle of the names.
For example, I have many folders that might be named something like this:
Code:
12345 Company Name
So assuming the above folder had a trailing space, I would want to remove JUST the trailing space.
Can I get some assistance with a script that could do that?
Thanks!
Moderator's Comments:
Without CODE tags, we can't tell the difference between one space and multiple spaces or tabs, and we can't see trailing whitespace characters. This post is confusing because there are no trailing spaces on your sample filename.
Last edited by Don Cragun; 08-13-2014 at 01:33 PM..
Reason: Add CODE tags.
Hi All,
I need help to create a shell script that does following:
- do ls -1 and let all file names in the current folder
- do wc for each file and if wc > 0 then send a mail.
I am new to unix and do not know how to get filename one by one in a loop, so that wc can be done. I have done rest... (5 Replies)
I'm currently writing my sql results to a file and they have trailing spaces after each field. I want to get rid of these spaces and I'm using this code:
TVXTEMP=$(echo $TVXTEMP|sed -e 's/\ //g')
It doesn't work though. I'm not familiar with sedscript, and the other codes I've found online... (6 Replies)
Hi Team,
I'm new to Unix shell scripting .
I've the following requirement
A folder contains the list of files with the following format
ab.name.11.first
ab.name.12.second
ab.name.13.third
----------
I have to rename the above file to like below
... (6 Replies)
Hi
I am trying to remove trailing space from a string.
value=${value%% }
It is not working. What might be the issue with the above snippet. (7 Replies)
HI Guys,
I have some 8 files with different name and extensions. I need to check if they are present in a specific folder or not and also want that script to show me which all are not present. I can write if condition for each file but from a developer perspective , i feel that is not a good... (3 Replies)
Hi,
I have simply made a shell script to convert *.csv to *.xml file. Xml file is required for input to one tool. But i am getting space after last field. How can i remove it.
Shell script is as follows :-
if
then
echo ""
echo "Wrong syntax, Databse_update.sh... (6 Replies)
I want to remove from a file the trailing null characters (0x00) and stop doing so when a different byte is found (which should not be deleted), and either put the result to the same file or a different one.
Any ideas? (9 Replies)
I'm a newbie to shell scripting.
Can anyone help with the below requirement ?
The leading and trailing date of a files to be removed.
2017-07-12_gmr_tag_log_20170711.csv
2017-07-12_gmr_call_log_20170711.csv
2017-07-12_gmr_outgoing_log_20170711.csv
I'm looking for output like... (7 Replies)
Hi,
I am trying to remove leading and trailing spaces from a file using awk but somehow I have not been able to do it.
Here is the data that I want to trim.
07/12/2017 15:55:00 |entinfdev |AD ping Time ms | .474| 1.41| .581|green |flat... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: svajhala
9 Replies
LEARN ABOUT ULTRIX
refile
refile(1mh)refile(1mh)Name
refile - file message in other folders
Syntax
refile [ msgs ] [ +folder ] [ options ]
Description
Use the command to move the specified message from the current folder to another folder. You can refile messages in more than one folder
by giving multiple folder names as arguments.
If you do not specify a message, the current message is refiled. You can refile a message other than the current message by giving its
number as a msgs argument. You can also refile more than one message at a time by specifying more than one message number, or a range of
message numbers, or a message sequence. See for more information on sequences.
The current folder remains the same unless the -src option is specified; in that case, the source folder becomes current. Normally, the
last message specified becomes the current message. However, if the -link option is used, the current message is not changed.
If the Previous-Sequence: entry is set in the file, in addition to defining the named sequences from the source folder, will also define
those sequences for the destination folders. See for information concerning the previous sequence.
Options-draft Refiles the draft message, or the current message in your folder, if you have one set up. You cannot give a msgs argument when
you use this option.
-file filename
Moves a file into a folder. This option takes a file from its directory and places it in the named folder, as the next message
in the folder. The file must be formatted as a legal mail message. This means that the message must have the minimum header
fields separated from the body of the message by a blank line or a line of dashes.
-help Prints a list of the valid options to this command.
-link
-nolink Keeps a copy of the message in the source folder. Normally, removes the messages from the original folder when it refiles them.
The -link option keeps a copy in the original folder, as well as filing a copy in the new folder.
-preserve
-nopreserve
Preserves the number of a message in the new folder. Normally, when a message is refiled in to another folder, it is set to the
next available number in that folder. The -preserve option keeps the number of the message the same in the new folder as it had
been in the old.
You cannot have two messages with the same number in one folder, so you should use this option with care.
-src +folder
Specifies the source folder to take messages from. Normally, messages are refiled from the current folder into another folder.
However, you can take messages from a different folder by using the -src +folder option to specify the alternative source folder.
Examples
The following example refiles messages 3 and 5 in the folder
% refile 3 5 +records
The next example files the current message into two folders:
% refile +jones +map
The next example takes message 13 in the current folder and refiles it in the folder. The message remains in the current folder as well as
appearing in the folder.
% refile -link 13 +test
The next example takes a message from the folder when it is not the current folder, and places it in the folder
% refile 3 -src +test +outbox
Profile Components
Path: To determine your Mail directory
Folder-Protect: To set protections when creating a new folder
rmmproc: Program to delete the message
Files
The user profile.
See Alsofolder(1mh), mark(1mh), mh_profile(5mh)refile(1mh)