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Old 10-13-2011
Java copying and manipulating files
im copying alot of files this is a script im trying to modify but not sure how to make it copy files without an extension and then add a .txt to them
Code:
    abc=   #assuming the file does not have an end or extension
    foo='abc$'
    FROM=/user/share/doc
    TO=~/home/doc
    for grep $foo in $from do
    echo the files have no file extension
    cp -r $FROM $TO


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# 2  
Old 10-13-2011
Code:
$ find /user/share/doc ! -name "*.*" -type f -print | awk -F\/ '{print "cp "$0" /home/doc/"$NF".txt"}' | sh

# 3  
Old 10-13-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by elginmulizwa
im copying alot of files this is a script im trying to modify but not sure how to make it copy files without an extension and then add a .txt to them


abc= #assuming the file does not have an end or extension
foo='abc$'
FROM=/user/share/doc
TO=~/home/doc
for grep $foo in $from do
echo the files have no file extension
cp -r $FROM $TO

You must provide some criteria to treat the files without extensions.

e.g.

file should not contain the period ( "." ).
or
possible extension list like if the file doesn't contain the "txt" or "dat" extension treat the file as without extension.
# 4  
Old 10-13-2011
should copy only the files without the end, those that do not match the pattern *.*
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