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Old 02-19-2010
Renaming a file using wild characters

Hi,

I have a file named as StateDCH_CSHCS_100131.txt and the digits in the file name changes everyday. I have to read this file from UTL_FILE package of Oracle 10g. So I want to rename this file picking StateDCH*.txt to StateDCH_Standard.txt a fixed name so that my UTL_FILE utility can be able to read this renamed file. So how do I rename the StateDCH_CSHCS_100131.txt or StateDCH_CSHCS_100128.txt or StateDCH_CSHCS*.txt to StateDCH_Standard.txt ?

I am trying to rename like this
Code:
/bin/mv   /path/StateDCH*.txt   /path/StateDCH_Standard.txt

Is this right?

Please help me with this issue and thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Last edited by vbe; 02-19-2010 at 11:57 AM.. Reason: cade tags please...
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Old 02-19-2010
Where is the issue?
# 3  
Old 02-19-2010
The command as I mentioned isn't working for me. I m not sure if I am using the right syntax.
# 4  
Old 02-19-2010
Try the following:

/bin/mv/ `ls /path/StateDCH*.txt` `ls /path/StateDCH*.txt | sed "s/\*//"`
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Old 02-21-2010
My feeling is the the presence of yesterday's file is affecting the expansion of "*".

Maybe we try this (caution below).

Code:
/bin/mv /path/StateDCH_CSHCS_??????.txt /path/StateDCH_Standard.txt

Beware: If there is more than one file with the pattern /path/StateDCH_CSHCS_??????.txt this command will destroy files.
 
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