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# 1  
Old 08-17-2009
Shellscript to rearrange filenames in directories
below is the script to rename filenames ending with .pdf extension.
I want the script to enter directories and search for all pdf and then if it is in the format file_amb_2008.pdf , then change it to 2008_amb_file.pdf, and this script should work only for .pdf files.

help required to make the script run in all directories. Right now it works for only the directory is runs in.

The script is:
for file in $(ls -1)
do
newfile="$(echo $file | sed 's/\(.*\)_\(.*\)_\(.*\)..../\3_\2_\1.pdf/')"
mv $file $newfile
done

Also i want it to rename files only in the format file_amb_2008.pdf to 2008_amb_file.pdf and ignore the .txt or other files.
plz help.
thanks.
# 2  
Old 08-17-2009
You can do this using the 'find' command. Just replace the 'ls -1' part with 'find . -type f -name "*.pdf"'.

If you feel more adventurous, take a look at find's -exec option to do everything in one command instead.
# 3  
Old 08-17-2009
thanks for the reply,
i modified the script as per your suggestion to:
Code:
for file in $(find /home/smriti/Aquino_2008/Important_script_final_dec2008/rearrange_pdf_names/ -type f -name "*.pdf")
do
  newfile="$(echo $file | sed 's/\(.*\)_\(.*\)_\(.*\)..../\3_\2_\1.pdf/')"
  mv $file $newfile
done

But am getting error:
$ sh rearrange_final.sh
mv: cannot move `/home/smriti/Aquino_2008/Important_script_final_dec2008/rearrange_pdf_names/Benzoic-ben_MMCL_2009.pdf' to `2009_MMCL_/home/smriti/Aquino_2008/Important_script_final_dec2008/rearrange_pdf_names/Benzoic-ben.pdf': No such file or directory

what do you suggest?
# 4  
Old 08-17-2009
The pattern match in sed is a bit too agressive, try changing it to:
Code:
sed 's%(.*)/(.*)_(.*)_(.*)\.pdf$%\1/\4_\3_\2.pdf%'

(ie I've added another match to catch everything up to the last / in the filename)
Not tested but it should do the job.
# 5  
Old 08-18-2009
its giving the error below
sed: -e expression #1, char 44: invalid reference \4 on `s' command's RHS
mv: missing file argument
Try `mv --help' for more information.



Also when I try the script below:

Code:
for file in $(find /home/smriti/Aquino_2008/Important_script_final_dec2008/rearrange_pdf_names -type f -name "*.pdf")
do
  newfile="$(echo $file | sed 's/\(.*\)_\(.*\)_\(.*\)..../\3_\2_\1.pdf/')"
  mv $file $newfile
done

I get following error:
Code:
mv: cannot move `/home/smriti/Aquino_2008/Important_script_final_dec2008/rearrange_pdf_names/Benzoic-ben_MMCL_2009.pdf' to `2009_MMCL_/home/smriti/Aquino_2008/Important_script_final_dec2008/rearrange_pdf_names/Benzoic-ben.pdf': No such file or directory

but what I expect is:
Code:
moved `/home/smriti/Aquino_2008/Important_script_final_dec2008/rearrange_pdf_names/Benzoic-ben_MMCL_2009.pdf' to `/home/smriti/Aquino_2008/Important_script_final_dec2008/rearrange_pdf_names/2009_MMCL_Benzoic-ben.pdf'

Check the final file names in both above cases.
thanks!

---------- Post updated 08-18-09 at 11:53 AM ---------- Previous update was 08-17-09 at 01:47 PM ----------

bump for the issue
Last edited by deaddevil; 08-18-2009 at 03:22 AM.. Reason: added more info.
# 6  
Old 08-18-2009
just a little modification to ur code and it is working for me...

Code:
 
for file in $(find /home/smriti/Aquino_2008/Important_script_final_dec2008/rearrange_pdf_names/  -type f -name "*.pdf")
do
  newfile="$(echo ${file##*/} | sed 's/\(.*\)_\(.*\)_\(.*\)..../\3_\2_\1.pdf/')"
  mv $file $newfile
  echo "Moved"
done

# 7  
Old 08-19-2009
hey thanks, the script is working fine, but just noticed one undesirable result.

if you noticed , In the find command I specified the location of where the pdb's may be located, but I may have multiple folders with many pdb's in them, now the above script is moving them from their location renaming them and placing all of them in the directory specified in the find command.
I want all of them to be replaced in their original locations itself, not move them to another location.
thanks!
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