Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 6:12 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan
wrote:
> On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 23:40 +0100, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
>> On Sat, 24 Feb 2018 13:14:49 -0500
>> Tom H wrote:
>>>
>>> Is "rename" provided by util-linux or is it a perl-provided script?
>>>
>>> The util-linux syntax is
>>>
>>> rename search_for replace_with
>>>
>>> while the perl-script syntax is
>>>
>>> rename 's/search_for/replace_with/'
>>
>> thanks for the latter sed syntax - good to know on Debian, IINM ...
>
> I wonder if that version is actually prename ('dnf install prename')
> under a different name, which would be nicely ironic ...
prename! Yes, thanks.
It's also rejigged my memory that previous versions of Debian had
"prename". It was provided by "perl" itself and it was the same as
Fedora's "prename". There was an alternatives-created "rename" symlink
to it.
Looking at the control and spec files,
Fedora's rename comes from
http://search.cpan.org/~pederst/rename-1.9/bin/rename.PL
Debian's rename comes from
http://search.cpan.org/~rmbarker/File-Rename-0.20/lib/File/Rename.pm
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Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 5:40 PM, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > On Sat, 24 Feb 2018 13:14:49 -0500 > Tom H wrote: >> On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 9:03 AM, bruce wrote: >>> >>> Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of: >>> ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat >>> ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat >>> etc.. >>> >>> I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the >>> files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename.. >>> >>> Thought it should be simple using rename >>> >>> rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat >>> >>> However, this didn't work... so.. hmm.. >> >> Is "rename" provided by util-linux or is it a perl-provided script? >> >> The util-linux syntax is >> >> rename search_for replace_with >> >> while the perl-script syntax is >> >> rename 's/search_for/replace_with/' > > thanks for the latter sed syntax - good to know on Debian, IINM ... You're welcome. The perl syntax isn't Debian-specific; I've used it on Fedora or RHEL but I can't remember whether it'd been installed with yum (and what the package might've been) or installed independently of the packaging system. On Debian, util-linux is installed by default. It brings in "rename.ul" and the alternatives system's used to create a "rename" symlink to it. If you then install "rename", it brings in "file-rename" and the alternatives system is used to switch the "rename" symlink to it. Different strokes for different distros... ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 04:21:24 +0100 Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > Only a tldr: > Both Debian and Fedora have the simple rename utility that is usable > without perl knowledge. > Only Fedora actually seems to have the extended version of Larry Walls "Only Fedora": No idea whether the extended version is on other OS's available - I simply didn't find it on Debian ... > rename, namely prename, which was done by Peder Stray. While prename > utilities on Debian, that I found *so far*, seem to be renamed (sic! ... :) > versions of Larry Wall's rename. > > HTH -- Wolfgang Pfeiffer ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, 24 Feb 2018 19:48:23 -0500
Todd Zullinger wrote:
> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > I wonder if that version is actually prename ('dnf install prename')
> > under a different name, which would be nicely ironic ...
>
> Heh. I think they're different. I'm not a Debian user
> though, so I could be way off on what follows. :)
>
> This gets quite messy. The /usr/bin/rename command is
> managed by alternatives in Debian. The default for rename
> in a docker container of Debian 8 is file-rename.
Only a tldr:
Both Debian and Fedora have the simple rename utility that is usable
without perl knowledge.
Only Fedora actually seems to have the extended version of Larry Walls
rename, namely prename, which was done by Peder Stray. While prename
utilities on Debian, that I found *so far*, seem to be renamed (sic! ... :)
versions of Larry Wall's rename.
HTH
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Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On 25/2/18 1:03 am, bruce wrote: Hi. Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of: ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat etc.. I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename.. Thought it should be simple using rename rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat However, this didn't work... so.. hmm.. How would you guys solve this? SO has a bunch of different solns as well. thanks... Just some info on this, rename 'ztcloud_nfs_parsezt' '' zt*.dat will remove the required first part from the file names. regards, Steve ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> I wonder if that version is actually prename ('dnf install prename')
> under a different name, which would be nicely ironic ...
Heh. I think they're different. I'm not a Debian user
though, so I could be way off on what follows. :)
This gets quite messy. The /usr/bin/rename command is
managed by alternatives in Debian. The default for rename
in a docker container of Debian 8 is file-rename.
The file-rename command comes from the rename package. It's
installed as file-rename rather than rename based on this
commit:
https://salsa.debian.org/perl-team/modules/packages/rename/commit/642262b4
The source of the Debian rename package is the perl
File::Rename module, here:
https://metacpan.org/release/File-Rename
The Fedora prename package points to:
http://search.cpan.org/dist/rename/
That's a different perl rename tool (since you can never
have too many rename tools, obviously). Debian ships
prename as well. It's in the rename alternatives group.
Debian also ships the util-linux rename as rename.ul, but it
doesn't seem to be in the alternatives group for rename.
Clearly, using the command in a script would be insane, as
you'd have more lines of code to determine which version you
were using than it would take to just rename the files using
whatever language the script was written in. :)
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Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 23:40 +0100, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Feb 2018 13:14:49 -0500
> Tom H wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 9:03 AM, bruce wrote:
> > >
> > > Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of:
> > > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat
> > > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat
> > > etc..
> > >
> > > I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the
> > > files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename..
> > >
> > > Thought it should be simple using rename
> > >
> > > rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat
> > >
> > > However, this didn't work... so.. hmm..
> >
> > Is "rename" provided by util-linux or is it a perl-provided script?
> >
> > The util-linux syntax is
> >
> > rename search_for replace_with
> >
> > while the perl-script syntax is
> >
> > rename 's/search_for/replace_with/'
>
> thanks for the latter sed syntax - good to know on Debian, IINM ...
I wonder if that version is actually prename ('dnf install prename')
under a different name, which would be nicely ironic ...
poc
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Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, 24 Feb 2018 13:14:49 -0500 Tom H wrote: > On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 9:03 AM, bruce wrote: > > > > Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of: > > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat > > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat > > etc.. > > > > I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the > > files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename.. > > > > Thought it should be simple using rename > > > > rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat > > > > However, this didn't work... so.. hmm.. > > Is "rename" provided by util-linux or is it a perl-provided script? > > The util-linux syntax is > > rename search_for replace_with > > while the perl-script syntax is > > rename 's/search_for/replace_with/' thanks for the latter sed syntax - good to know on Debian, IINM ... And this: a modern nautilus now does batch renaming of files/folders, it seems ... Regards, -- Wolfgang Pfeiffer ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 09:41 -0900, Fred Erickson wrote: > On Sat, 24 Feb 2018 18:02:39 + > Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > ..snip > > > > > > There appears to be 2 different "rename" programs out in the > > > world. The Fedora rename uses a text string for the pattern, but > > > on my Mint box the pattern is a sed-like substitution. > > > Confusing ? > > > > Since this is a Fedora list, that's the one I mean. Don't anything > > about the Mint one. There are also other things like krename etc. > > which are more flexible but harder to use (IMHO). > > > > poc > > There is a GUI tool called 'pyRenamer' that I use on F27 mainly for > renaming photos that is very useful once you get it figured out. > Especially if you have lots of files with lots of different name > patterns. Shows what the change will be before you execute the change > command. Yes. 'dnf search rename' throws up this and several others. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, 24 Feb 2018 18:02:39 + Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: ..snip > > > > There appears to be 2 different "rename" programs out in the > > world. The Fedora rename uses a text string for the pattern, but > > on my Mint box the pattern is a sed-like substitution. > > Confusing ? > > Since this is a Fedora list, that's the one I mean. Don't anything > about the Mint one. There are also other things like krename etc. > which are more flexible but harder to use (IMHO). > > poc There is a GUI tool called 'pyRenamer' that I use on F27 mainly for renaming photos that is very useful once you get it figured out. Especially if you have lots of files with lots of different name patterns. Shows what the change will be before you execute the change command. Fred ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 9:03 AM, bruce wrote: > > Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of: > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat > etc.. > > I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the > files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename.. > > Thought it should be simple using rename > > rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat > > However, this didn't work... so.. hmm.. Is "rename" provided by util-linux or is it a perl-provided script? The util-linux syntax is rename search_for replace_with while the perl-script syntax is rename 's/search_for/replace_with/' ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 08:55 -0800, John Wendel wrote: > On 02/24/2018 08:38 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 09:03 -0500, bruce wrote: > > > Hi. > > > > > > Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of: > > > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat > > > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat > > > etc.. > > > > > > I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the > > > files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename.. > > > > > > Thought it should be simple using rename > > > > > > rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat > > > > Read the man page again. The pattern is just a text string, not a regex > > or sed-type command. > > > > poc > > ___ > > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > > > > > There appears to be 2 different "rename" programs out in the world. The > Fedora rename uses a text string for the pattern, but on my Mint box the > pattern is a sed-like substitution. Confusing ? Since this is a Fedora list, that's the one I mean. Don't anything about the Mint one. There are also other things like krename etc. which are more flexible but harder to use (IMHO). poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On 02/24/2018 08:38 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 09:03 -0500, bruce wrote: Hi. Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of: ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat etc.. I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename.. Thought it should be simple using rename rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat Read the man page again. The pattern is just a text string, not a regex or sed-type command. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org There appears to be 2 different "rename" programs out in the world. The Fedora rename uses a text string for the pattern, but on my Mint box the pattern is a sed-like substitution. Confusing ? ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 16:38 +, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 09:03 -0500, bruce wrote: > > Hi. > > > > Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of: > > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat > > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat > > etc.. > > > > I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the > > files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename.. > > > > Thought it should be simple using rename > > > > rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat > > Read the man page again. The pattern is just a text string, not a regex > or sed-type command. In fact the man page is very misleading as it uses the term 'expression' without any explanation. All the same, it is in fact only a text string. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 09:03 -0500, bruce wrote: > Hi. > > Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of: > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat > etc.. > > I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the > files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename.. > > Thought it should be simple using rename > > rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat Read the man page again. The pattern is just a text string, not a regex or sed-type command. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, 24 Feb 2018 09:03:09 -0500 bruce wrote: > Hi. > > Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of: > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat > etc.. > > I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the > files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename.. > > Thought it should be simple using rename > > rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat > > However, this didn't work... so.. hmm.. > > How would you guys solve this? > > SO has a bunch of different solns as well. > > thanks... This worked here with the F26 version of 'rename': it seems part of the util-linux package here: First a cold-run on the files you want to change with the "-n" switch. Without changing anything: % rename -nv 'ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__' '' * If rename shows what it will do, and you're fine with it, the real thing. So leave away "-n": % rename -v 'ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__' '' * I like this little tool, and sometimes I fight with it to do even more time-saving things with it. But I think the fight it needs is worth the time it takes. Oh yes: and sometimes 'rename' wins ... ;) Good luck -- Wolfgang Pfeiffer ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
Hey guys...
Thanks for the reply.
The rename cmd actually works. I just screwed it up, and used the
syntax for Debian which is the regex.
For Fed/Centos et al
rename foo cat files -- works as expected!
Thanks!
On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 10:46 AM, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 10:46:46PM +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> On 02/24/18 22:42, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>> > On Sat, 24 Feb 2018, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 02/24/18 22:03, bruce wrote:
>> >>> Hi.
>> >>>
>> >>> Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of:
>> >>> ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat
>> >>> ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat
>> >>> etc..
>> >>>
>> >>> I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the
>> >>> files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename..
>> >>>
>> >>> Thought it should be simple using rename
>> >>>
>> >>> rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat
>> >>>
>> >>> However, this didn't work... so.. hmm..
>> >>>
>> >>> How would you guys solve this?
>> >>>
>> >>> SO has a bunch of different solns as well.
>> >> If I understand correctly you want
>> >> ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat
>> >> renamed to aa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat, etc?
>> >> And all the files follow the pattern with the same length?
>> >>
>> >> If so, the simple script
>> >>
>> >> #!/bin/bash
>> >>
>> >> for file in *dat
>> >>
>> >> do
>> >> name=`echo $file | cut -c20-48`
>> >> mv $file $name
>> >> done
>> >>
>> >> does it.
>> > fedora has a "rename" command that would seem to be designed for
>> > just this sort of thing.
>> >
>>
>> I've not used "rename". And the OP said what he tried didn't work. So, you
>> have the
>> answer or you are just saying you don't like my script?
>>
> The thing I don't like is your script has the potential of
> modifying unintended files. I'd use one of the shell's
> variable expansion features to strip just what was unwanted.
>
> for f in *.dat
> do
> echo mv $f ${f/zt...aa/aa}
> done
>
> Fill in the ... with the actual chars.
> The "echo" gives a test run to see what will be done with no echo.
> mv may complain about ",dat" files that don't match the "zt...aa"
> pattern, "original and new name identical.
>
> jon
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On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 10:46:46PM +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 02/24/18 22:42, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > On Sat, 24 Feb 2018, Ed Greshko wrote:
> >
> >> On 02/24/18 22:03, bruce wrote:
> >>> Hi.
> >>>
> >>> Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of:
> >>> ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat
> >>> ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat
> >>> etc..
> >>>
> >>> I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the
> >>> files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename..
> >>>
> >>> Thought it should be simple using rename
> >>>
> >>> rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat
> >>>
> >>> However, this didn't work... so.. hmm..
> >>>
> >>> How would you guys solve this?
> >>>
> >>> SO has a bunch of different solns as well.
> >> If I understand correctly you want
> >> ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat
> >> renamed to aa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat, etc?
> >> And all the files follow the pattern with the same length?
> >>
> >> If so, the simple script
> >>
> >> #!/bin/bash
> >>
> >> for file in *dat
> >>
> >> do
> >> name=`echo $file | cut -c20-48`
> >> mv $file $name
> >> done
> >>
> >> does it.
> > fedora has a "rename" command that would seem to be designed for
> > just this sort of thing.
> >
>
> I've not used "rename". And the OP said what he tried didn't work. So, you
> have the
> answer or you are just saying you don't like my script?
>
The thing I don't like is your script has the potential of
modifying unintended files. I'd use one of the shell's
variable expansion features to strip just what was unwanted.
for f in *.dat
do
echo mv $f ${f/zt...aa/aa}
done
Fill in the ... with the actual chars.
The "echo" gives a test run to see what will be done with no echo.
mv may complain about ",dat" files that don't match the "zt...aa"
pattern, "original and new name identical.
jon
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Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 09:03 -0500, bruce wrote: > Hi. > > Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of: > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat > etc.. > > I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the > files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename.. > > Thought it should be simple using rename > > rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat > > However, this didn't work... so.. hmm.. > > How would you guys solve this? I think the language might be: rename 'ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa' 'aa' zt*.dat -- Doug H. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On 02/24/18 22:42, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Sat, 24 Feb 2018, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> On 02/24/18 22:03, bruce wrote: >>> Hi. >>> >>> Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of: >>> ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat >>> ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat >>> etc.. >>> >>> I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the >>> files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename.. >>> >>> Thought it should be simple using rename >>> >>> rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat >>> >>> However, this didn't work... so.. hmm.. >>> >>> How would you guys solve this? >>> >>> SO has a bunch of different solns as well. >> If I understand correctly you want >> ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat >> renamed to aa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat, etc? >> And all the files follow the pattern with the same length? >> >> If so, the simple script >> >> #!/bin/bash >> >> for file in *dat >> >> do >> name=`echo $file | cut -c20-48` >> mv $file $name >> done >> >> does it. > fedora has a "rename" command that would seem to be designed for > just this sort of thing. > I've not used "rename". And the OP said what he tried didn't work. So, you have the answer or you are just saying you don't like my script? -- A motto of mine is: When in doubt, try it out signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On Sat, 24 Feb 2018, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 02/24/18 22:03, bruce wrote: > > Hi. > > > > Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of: > > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat > > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat > > etc.. > > > > I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the > > files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename.. > > > > Thought it should be simple using rename > > > > rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat > > > > However, this didn't work... so.. hmm.. > > > > How would you guys solve this? > > > > SO has a bunch of different solns as well. > > If I understand correctly you want > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat > renamed to aa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat, etc? > And all the files follow the pattern with the same length? > > If so, the simple script > > #!/bin/bash > > for file in *dat > > do > name=`echo $file | cut -c20-48` > mv $file $name > done > > does it. fedora has a "rename" command that would seem to be designed for just this sort of thing. rday ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: basic issue/question -- renaming in mass a bunch of files
On 02/24/18 22:03, bruce wrote: > Hi. > > Have a bunch of files with the basic naming of: > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat > ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_002__parse.dat > etc.. > > I'd like to simply remove the 1st part ztcloud_nfs_parsezt from the > files, renaming the files to the rest of the filename.. > > Thought it should be simple using rename > > rename 's/ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa/aa/' zt*.dat > > However, this didn't work... so.. hmm.. > > How would you guys solve this? > > SO has a bunch of different solns as well. If I understand correctly you want ztcloud_nfs_parseztaa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat renamed to aa_1__WGS_7500_001__parse.dat, etc? And all the files follow the pattern with the same length? If so, the simple script #!/bin/bash for file in *dat do name=`echo $file | cut -c20-48` mv $file $name done does it. -- A motto of mine is: When in doubt, try it out signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
