Rename Multiple Files 1

[hg4372]

I have hundreds of files that I need to rename or remove the : from. Any help would be appreciated.

Carsandtrucks.LOG_111709_14:41

Want all the files to look like this:

Carsandtrucks.LOG_111709_1441

Just need to remove the :

 

[p5wizard]

This perhaps?

[tt]for name in *:*
do
newname=$(echo $name|tr -d ':')
echo mv $name $newname
done[/tt]

if you're satisfied with the mv commands this displays, simply pipe this output to a shell

[tt]for name in *:*
do
newname=$(echo $name|tr -d ':')
echo mv $name $newname
done[red]|ksh[/red][/tt]


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[hg4372]

Worked Perfect. Thank you very much.

 

[feherke]

Hi

Although it is not standard, many systems have some kind of [tt]rename[/tt]. Their syntax varies, but two are frequently used :

rename : '' *:*

[gray]# or[/gray]

rename 's/://' *:*

Check your system, maybe you have one of them.

Feherke.

http://free.rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[Annihilannic]

Hmm.... that one is gnu to me ;-), thanks for that!

Annihilannic.

 

[feherke]

Hi

that one is gnu to me

Actually none of the [tt]rename[/tt] utilities I met was GNU. Those with the first syntax were part of the util-linux or util-linux-ng package. Those with the second syntax were mostly symlinks to a [tt]perl[/tt] script, [tt]prename[/tt], which was derived "from Larry Wall's original script eg/rename from the perl source", as a comment in the script says.

Feherke.

http://free.rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[Annihilannic]

Sorry, I shouldn't tar all Linux-specific utilities with the same brush...

Annihilannic.