Script to modify file name 2

[bluedragon2]

Is it possible to run a scrpit to modify the file names in a directory? I have a name like:

spx@xxx.xxx.xx.xx@09.25.03-05:06:23

I need to change the : to .

Thanks


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[LKBrwnDBA]

Try:

ls -1 /mydir|while read f
do
nf=$(echo $f|tr ':' '.')
mv $f $nf
done

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[bcascott]

I had an error occur with this script but once the "nf=$" was replaced with a "nf=`" and then a "`" was added to the end of the line "nf=`(echo $f|....)` it worked.

ls -1 /mydir|while read f
do
nf=$(echo $f|tr ':' '.')
NOTE: The above line errored out so I changed it to

nf=`(echo $f|tr ':' '.')`
mv $f $nf
done

 

[bluedragon2]

Works great, thanks



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