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# 1  
Old 09-14-2014
Need help in finding and copying list of files using bash shell script
Dear All,

I have a situation where I want to copy some files of type .txt.
These files are o/p from one program. Some of the files are named as
Code:
fileName .txt

instead of
Code:
fileName.txt

after fileName by mistake I have specified "space". Now I want to move these files as follows.
Code:
mv fileName* fileName.txt

But situation is not that straight forward. I have many files with file names
Code:
fileName1
fileName2
fileName3
:
:

also many other files with other names as well

I cant re-run my program. So, I taught shell script will be best option to save time.

Any help is very thankful Smilie

Thanks & Regards,
linuxUser_
# 2  
Old 09-14-2014
One way with awk:
Code:
ls fileName* | awk '/ /{f=$0; sub(" ",x);system("mv \""f "\" "$0)}'

Try this first to see if it moves the correct files:
Code:
ls fileName* | awk '/ /{f=$0; sub(" ",x);print "mv \""f "\" "$0}'

# 3  
Old 09-14-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by Franklin52
One way with awk:
Code:
ls fileName* | awk '/ /{f=$0; sub(" ",x);system("mv \""f "\" "$0)}'

Try this first to see if it moves the correct files:
Code:
ls fileName* | awk '/ /{f=$0; sub(" ",x);print "mv \""f "\" "$0}'

Dear Franklin,

Thanks for the reply. I have one very quick question.
I want to move different files like
Code:
abc.txt, def.txt, ghi.txt etc.

.
Your code may be helpful in moving files like
Code:
fileName1.txt, fileName2.txt etc

So irrespective of file name I want to move all the files by just removing space only as I mentioned in my 1st post.


I am unable to move files using that code Smilie

Thanks & Regards,
linuxUser_
# 4  
Old 09-14-2014
replace
Code:
filename*

by
Code:
*

and
Code:
sub

by
Code:
gsub

if you want replace more all space by nothing
# 5  
Old 09-14-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by protocomm
replace
Code:
filename*

by
Code:
*

and
Code:
sub

by
Code:
gsub

if you want replace more all space by nothing
Still there is something wrong. I am unable to move files with these changes :-|

---------- Post updated at 08:02 PM ---------- Previous update was at 07:52 PM ----------

Dear All,

May be it is not space.
When I see these file names in terminal it is something showing like this
Code:
fileName?.txt

when I see these files in directory, there is a line between fileName and .txt.
It is showing like
fileName
.txt

I suspect may be its not space. Don't know what it is exactly even Smilie
# 6  
Old 09-14-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by linuxUser_
Still there is something wrong. I am unable to move files with these changes :-|

---------- Post updated at 08:02 PM ---------- Previous update was at 07:52 PM ----------

Dear All,

May be it is not space.
When I see these file names in terminal it is something showing like this
Code:
fileName?.txt

when I see these files in directory, there is a line between fileName and .txt.
It is showing like
fileName
.txt

I suspect may be its not space. Don't know what it is exactly even Smilie
i don't understand, it's work for me

Code:
ls pathOfYourFolder/* | commandAWK

# 7  
Old 09-14-2014
Result for
Code:
ls pathToFiles

Code:
/home/linuxUser/case/files/testRename/pbar?.stl
/home/linuxUser/case/files/testRename/tk?.stl
/home/linuxUser/case/files/testRename/mbyv?.stl
/home/linuxUser/case/files/testRename/mvFiles
/home/linuxUser/case/files/testRename/vm3?.stl
/home/linuxUser/case/files/testRename/mk?.stl

I didn't understand why this question mark.
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