Append to Filename 1

[cwsstins]

I'm trying to take a txt file and "mv" it to a XML file, adding the date prior to the extension. I've got variables to display the date in the correct format. The original filename will will be "ccs45_?.txt" where ? can be any one or two-digit number.

filename=ccs45_[0-9]

mv $DATA_DIR/$filename.txt $DATA_DIR/${filename}_$y$m$d.xml

This code moves this ccs45_1.txt into this ccs45_[0-9]_061120.xml

How can I keep the original filename intact (up to the extension) when moved into the filename with the date.newextension?

 

[PHV]

Something like this ?
for f in `ls $DATA_DIR/ccs45_[0-9]*.txt`
do mv $f $DATA_DIR/`basename $f .txt`_$y$m$d.xml
done

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ181-2886

 

[cwsstins]

Works like a charm. Thanks much!