Script Issue

[Roomer]

Hi All,

I need to write a script that will allow me to change the following filenames....

In a directory each day I have numerous files named -

PXyymmdd.001
PXyymmdd.002

etc (approx 30 files)

The date within the filename is always yesterdays date...
I need a script that will change the date within the filename to today's date..

Any ideas / suggestions ?

Thanks for your time...

 

[Yegolev]

use date command to spit out string of format you like and assign to variable, for example:

readmanpages=$(date +%y%m%d)

then move file using variable substitution:

mv PXoldfile.001 PX${readmanpages}.001

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[arf03]

Hi

The script could be like that :

#--- Retrieve yesterday date from parameters
YestedayDate=$0

#--- Compute current date
TodayDate=`date +%Y%m%d`

for OldFile in `ls -1 PX${YesterdayDate}.*`
do
#--- Format new name
NewFile=`echo ${OldFile} | sed "s/${YestedayDate}/${TodayDate}/g"`

#--- Move file
mv ${OldFile] ${NewFile}
done

 

[Yegolev]

except $0 is the name of the script. you probably meant $1.

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