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Old 05-11-2007
mv command if you dont know the full name of the file
Hi all.

I have a problem renaming a file.

It is called "data_200711051002.csv" (for example) and I want to rename it automatically to "data.csv" in a routine in a program named Ascential.

Those numbers are a time stamp, so every time the file is loaded into the server, they will change.

I have tried this:

"mv /folder1/folder2/data*.csv /folder1/folder2/data.csv"

But it does not work, as there is an error: it does not find the file (there will be only one file at a time).

Does anyone know what do I have to do to rename a file without knowing the full name?

Thanks!!!
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Old 05-11-2007
If there is only one file, your command should work. Can you show the error?
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Old 05-11-2007
Ok.

It works. I was using a wrong path...

Thanks!!!
 
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