file rename loop

[rss0213]

Hi. I have files in a directory with names like:

1.tif
2.tif
3.tif
.
.
.
n.tif

I need to rename these files to YYYYMMDD_SEQ_CTR.tif, where 'YYYYMMDD' = date (duh), 'SEQ' = a pre-assigned sequence number, and 'CTR' = a counter that I just increment for each file in the dir. So, I have the following code:

ctr=0
for i in *.tif
do
let "ctr+=1"
newtifname=$DATEDIR"_"$SEQ"_"$ctr".tif"
mv "$i" $newtifname
done

But when I execute this code, I get this error:

mv: cannot stat `*.tif': No such file or directory

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks!
Scott

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

If there are no *.tif files in the current directory where the script is executing, then you will get that error.

Try this:

cd {the directory with the *.tif files}
ls -1 *.tif >/dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "!Error: No *.tif files in `pwd`"
  exit 1
fi
ctr=0
for i in *.tif
do
  ((ctr+=1))
  newtifname=$DATEDIR"_"$SEQ"_"$ctr".tif"
  mv "$i" $newtifname
done

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The person who says it can't be done should not interrupt the person doing it. -- Chinese proverb

 

[rss0213]

Ok, I see now. I thought there were files there because we have this code a little farther down that zips the tif files:

find $TMPPATH -name *.tif | zip -j $output_zip_file -@ >> $LOG

where TMPPATH is the same dir I'm processing in my for loop, but now I realize that the files are deeper down in the dir structure....

So I suppose I can incorporate my file rename into the find command? Is this possible?

Thanks!
Scott

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

If you did not have the "$cntr" you could.



----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The person who says it can't be done should not interrupt the person doing it. -- Chinese proverb