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Old 10-10-2009
Moving files and remaning them if that name is allready in use
Hi everyone.

I would like to how can i move a file to a directory (mv) but if in that directory there is a file with the same name it automatacly renames the file including .1 in the moving file name. For example:

I want to move file Test to the directory MyDirectory. But in MyDirectory there is allready a file with the name Test. After moving the Test file, the directory MyDirectory would have 2 files: Test and Test.1. If i would move another file with the name Test to MyDirectory it would end up like this: Test, Test.1 and Test.2.

I can't find a option on mv that would help me with this.
Thanks in advance.
# 2  
Old 10-10-2009
I dont think a simple "mv" can do this.

You should write some script to achieve this.
# 3  
Old 10-10-2009
Hi.

There is no such option, but using basic shell stuff it should be easy enough.

bash code:
  1. #!/usr/bin/ksh
  2.  
  3. [ $# -eq 0 ] && echo "Provide a filename" && exit 1
  4.  
  5. C=1             # new default extention
  6. TARGET=test     # destination folder
  7. FILE=$1
  8. NEWFILE=$FILE
  9.  
  10. while true; do
  11.   if [ -f $TARGET/$NEWFILE ]; then
  12.     NEWFILE=$FILE.$C
  13.     C=$((C + 1))
  14.   else
  15.     mv $FILE $TARGET/$NEWFILE
  16.     break
  17.   fi
  18. done
# 4  
Old 10-10-2009
The GNU version of mv has a -b option that does what you want.
# 5  
Old 10-10-2009
Wow thanks for your promp answers guys. I'll try this. Thank you all Smilie
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