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Old 07-01-2002
shell script : text manipulation (easy quesiton)
hi,

i am newbie in shell script

i want to do the following:

given a filename like abc.txt

i want to change the name to abc.properties

how to do it? pls enligthen me.

thanks
# 2  
Old 07-01-2002
Hi,
just try
mv abc.txt abc.hugo
mv transfers abc.txt in file abc.hugo and abc.txt will be deleted.
ladwig
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Old 07-01-2002
oh oh, sorry for not being clear.

actually i want to execute a command like cmd source-file dest-file.

so given a filename, i want to somehow make a new dest-file from the source file.

so mv cmd will not work. it has to be a text manipulation.

pls help me.

thank u
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Old 07-01-2002
Refer to your other thread in the Dummies section there's some info there ....and for future reference only post in one forum - thanks.

P.S... a search for 'change extension' would have provided you with your answer too!search
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