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Thank it works.
Can you tell me how the filename is extracted from the directory path from your code "newname=${fname##*/}"

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If I put put "$1/*.$2" it put the all the files in 1 string.

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I am a newbie to unix. I have a current script that reads a directory for excel files and renames the files. There is a problem now because some of the files have spaces. If I put quotes on...

Its great someone provided this script that strips out a filename and extension but can someone explain how each line works?

file1='Jane Mid Doe.txt'
newfile='Jane.txt'


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I am such a newbie. I am from a mainframe background, so this stuff is new for me to interpret. I dont know if I need a sleep or wait.
I need a loop to wait for a filea or fileb to be created...