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# 8  
Old 09-14-2014
to delete the ?:

Code:
awk '/ /{f=$0; sub("\\?| ",x);system("mv \""f "\" "$0)}' file

# 9  
Old 09-14-2014
Still not working... Smilie
attached a screen shot of case dir.
May be it will help to figure out the problem :-|

when I list in corresponding directory
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

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Last edited by linuxUser_; 09-14-2014 at 03:46 PM..
# 10  
Old 09-15-2014
What is the output from the command:
Code:
ls | od -bc

when you are in this directory?
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# 11  
Old 09-15-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Cragun
What is the output from the command:
Code:
ls | od -bc

when you are in this directory?
Dear Don Cragun,

Output for the command you provided from that directory
Code:
0000000 155 142 171 166 015 056 164 170 164 012 155 153 015 056 164 170
          m   b   y   v  \r   .   t   x   t  \n   m   k  \r   .   t   x
0000020 164 012 155 166 106 151 154 145 163 012 160 142 141 162 015 056
          t  \n   m   v   F   i   l   e   s  \n   p   b   a   r  \r   .
0000040 164 170 164 012 164 153 015 056 164 170 164 012 166 155 063 015
          t   x   t  \n   t   k  \r   .   t   x   t  \n   v   m   3  \r
0000060 056 164 170 164 012
          .   t   x   t  \n
0000065

By the way what is od and -bc?

Thanks & Regards,
linuxUser_
Last edited by linuxUser_; 09-15-2014 at 01:23 AM..
# 12  
Old 09-15-2014
This should rename your files for you:
Code:
ls|awk '
/\r/ {  new = $0
        gsub(/\r/, "", new)
        printf("mv \"%s\" \"%s\"\n", $0, new)
}' | sh

If you want to do this on a Solaris/SunOS system, change awk to /usr/xpg4/bin/awk, /usr/xpg6/bin/awk, or nawk.

If you want to see what it will do before actually moving the files, delete the | sh from the end of the script, but don't expect what shows up on the terminal to look right; the carriage returns in the current filenames will make it look like the mv and the start of the old filename have been overwritten by the remainder of the old filename followed by the corrected filename.
Last edited by Don Cragun; 09-15-2014 at 02:30 AM.. Reason: Fix typo male => make.
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# 13  
Old 09-15-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Cragun
This should rename your files for you:
Code:
ls|awk '
/\r/ {  new = $0
        gsub(/\r/, "", new)
        printf("mv \"%s\" \"%s\"\n", $0, new)
}' | sh

If you want to do this on a Solaris/SunOS system, change awk to /usr/xpg4/bin/awk, /usr/xpg6/bin/awk, or nawk.

If you want to see what it will do before actually moving the files, delete the | sh from the end of the script, but don't expect what shows up on the terminal to look right; the carriage returns in the current filenames will male it look like the mv and the start of the old filename have been overwritten by the remaindeer of the old filename followed by the corrected filename.
Dear Don Cragun,

Thanks is really a small word but still really I thankful to you. Smilie
# 14  
Old 09-15-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by linuxUser_
. . .
By the way what is od and -bc?
. . .
od (octal dump?) is a command to "dump files in octal and other formats " (cf man od)
Quote:
-b same as -t o1, select octal bytes
-c same as -t c, select ASCII characters or backslash escapes
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