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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Rename directory removing last characters Post 303008279 by twckfa16 on Wednesday 29th of November 2017 04:15:43 PM
Old 11-29-2017
Hi Scott -

Thank you for responding. Can you use a for loop (like for files in a directory) but use it for subdirectories?

---------- Post updated at 04:15 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:47 PM ----------

Hi Scott -

I used the following and it works but getting error when trying to remove the echo:

Code:
 cd /some/path
  
 for d in */; do

 echo ${d%_*}
  
 done

It says 'directory1: command not found'

Thanks!
Last edited by Scott; 11-29-2017 at 05:25 PM.. Reason: Replaced ICODE tags with CODE tags
 

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LEARN ABOUT OSF1

mvdir

mvdir(1)						      General Commands Manual							  mvdir(1)

NAME

       mvdir - Moves (renames) a directory

SYNOPSIS

       mvdir directory1 directory2

DESCRIPTION

       The  mvdir  command renames directories within a file system. To use mvdir, you must have write permission to directory1 and directory2 and
       to the parent directories of directory1 and directory2. The directory1 argument must name an existing directory.  If  directory2  does  not
       exist,  directory1  is moved to directory2.  If directory2 exists, directory1 becomes a subdirectory of directory2.  directory2 cannot be a
       subdirectory of directory1.

       Directories cannot be moved across file systems.

       You can also rename a directory with the mv command.

NOTES

       This command was made obsolete by the mv command.

EXAMPLES

       To rename or move a directory to another location, enter: mvdir appendixes manual

       If manual does not exist, then this renames the directory appendixes to manual.

       If a directory named manual already exists, this moves appendixes and its  contents  to	manual/appendixes.   In  other	words,	appendixes
       becomes a subdirectory of manual.

SEE ALSO

       Commands:  mkdir(1), mv(1)

       Functions:  rename(2)

																	  mvdir(1)
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