renaming and moving files with new name.

[jestrada101]

I have a list of files.
file1.txt
file2.txt
file3.txt
file4.txt

I want to mvoe them to /tmpa/
but then have them named
file1
file2
file3
file4

Is there a quick command that will chop off the .txt for me and move the files?

Thanks!
JE

 

[PHV]

sed 's!\(.*\)\.txt!mv \1.txt /tmpa/\1!' /path/to/listoffiles | sh

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[feherke]

Hi

On my SuSE I have a [tt]rename[/tt] command :

rename ".txt" "" /tmpa/file*.txt

On some Debians I so a [tt]rename[/tt] with abit different syntax, but with the same capabilities. Take a look on your machine, is possible to have something similar.

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[jestrada101]

this doesn't seem to be working for me and I do not have a rename command.

sed 's!\(.*\)\.txt!mv \1.txt /tmpa/\1!' /path/to/listoffiles | sh

 

[PHV]

/path/to/listoffiles is the name of the file containing the list of files.
If I misunderstood your original post (ie you DON'T have a list of files) you may try this:
ls *.txt | sed 's!\(.*\)\.txt!mv \1.txt /tmpa/\1!' | sh

Hope This Helps, PH.
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