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Or even find * -maxdepth 1 -mtime -2 -exec echo mv {} "0"{} \;

Hello,

Following may help also, remove echo after cross checking the output, if output is correct.


find * -maxdepth 1 -type d -mtime -2 -exec bash -c 'echo mv $0 "0"${0}' {} \;

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Try:
#!/bin/bash
keep_above=1
keep_below=1
# cleanup - rename selected directories and remove oethers
# Usage: cleanup file_to_rename...
#
# Select a list of all files in the current directory...

Given all relevant directories only have alphanumeric characters in their names you might try this:find * -maxdepth 1 -mtime -2 | xargs -I{} echo mv {} 0{} Once happy with the result, remove the echo.

Make a backup copy of the working script in case your changes don't work; but don't be afraid to experiment with your code. If you're worried about messing up your directory hierarchy, remove the |...

The script I gave you takes a list of directories to rename as operands; not the name of a file containing a list of directories to rename.

Didn't the error message it gave you saying that...