File copy wildcards

[sengstock3]

I have a directory with files named:



ex0915

dx0915

gg0915

ex0914

dx0914

gg0914



...etc.



Is there a way to change them all to



ex0915.old

dx0915.old

gg0915.old

ex0914.old

dx0914.old

gg0914.old



?? can't do it with cp or rm. Anyone have ideas for a simple script to
do this? Thanks in advance.



-Mark


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[Alois Steindl]

Hello,
instead telling you one solution, I would like to point you to the
newsgroup comp.unix.questions. Especially its FAQ contains a lot of
valuable informations.
Alois

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[Todd H.]

sengstock3 <member25238@dbforums.com> writes:

> I have a directory with files named:
>
> ex0915
> dx0915
> gg0915
> ex0914
> dx0914
> gg0914
> ..etc.
>
> Is there a way to change them all to
>
> ex0915.old
> dx0915.old
> gg0915.old
> ex0914.old
> dx0914.old
> gg0914.old
>
> ?? can't do it with cp or rm. Anyone have ideas for a simple script to
> do this? Thanks in advance.

#!/bin/ksh
for file in [a-z][xg]0[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]
do
mv $file $file.old
done

Caveat: untested. Probably broken, but gives you a flavor.

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[url]http://www.toddh.net/[/url]

[Nicholas Dronen]

sengstock3 <member25238@dbforums.com> wrote:

s> I have a directory with files named:


s> ex0915
s> dx0915
s> gg0915
s> ex0914
s> dx0914
s> gg0914

s> ..etc.

s> Is there a way to change them all to

s> ex0915.old
s> dx0915.old
s> gg0915.old
s> ex0914.old
s> dx0914.old
s> gg0914.old

s> ?? can't do it with cp or rm. Anyone have ideas for a simple script to
s> do this? Thanks in advance.

If perl is installed on the machine, rename is probably install, too.

$ ls
dx0914 dx0915 ex0914 ex0915 gg0914 gg0915
$ rename 's/$/.old/' *
$ ls
dx0914.old dx0915.old ex0914.old ex0915.old gg0914.old gg0915.old

If there are files in that directory you do not wish to rename, then do
something like:

$ rename 's/$/.old/' [edg][xg][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]

Regards,

Nicholas

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[Michael Plutt]

Hello All,

I would just do the following:

1. create a list of files:

ls whatever > list

Then

for i in `cat list`
do
mv $i $i.old
done

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"Nicholas Dronen" <ndronen@io.frii.com> wrote in message
news:3f6644e4$0$62084$75868355@news.frii.net...

> sengstock3 <member25238@dbforums.com> wrote:
>
> s> I have a directory with files named:
>
>
> s> ex0915
> s> dx0915
> s> gg0915
> s> ex0914
> s> dx0914
> s> gg0914
>
> s> ..etc.
>
> s> Is there a way to change them all to
>
> s> ex0915.old
> s> dx0915.old
> s> gg0915.old
> s> ex0914.old
> s> dx0914.old
> s> gg0914.old
>
> s> ?? can't do it with cp or rm. Anyone have ideas for a simple script

to

> s> do this? Thanks in advance.
>
> If perl is installed on the machine, rename is probably install, too.
>
> $ ls
> dx0914 dx0915 ex0914 ex0915 gg0914 gg0915
> $ rename 's/$/.old/' *
> $ ls
> dx0914.old dx0915.old ex0914.old ex0915.old gg0914.old gg0915.old
>
> If there are files in that directory you do not wish to rename, then do
> something like:
>
> $ rename 's/$/.old/' [edg][xg][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]
>
> Regards,
>
> Nicholas
>
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[Nicholas Dronen]

Michael Plutt <mplutt@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

Please don't top-post. It makes threads difficult to follow.

MP> "Nicholas Dronen" <ndronen@io.frii.com> wrote in message
MP> news:3f6644e4$0$62084$75868355@news.frii.net...

>> sengstock3 <member25238@dbforums.com> wrote:
>>
>> s> I have a directory with files named:
>>
>>
>> s> ex0915
>> s> dx0915
>> s> gg0915
>> s> ex0914
>> s> dx0914
>> s> gg0914
>>
>> s> ..etc.
>>
>> s> Is there a way to change them all to
>>
>> s> ex0915.old
>> s> dx0915.old
>> s> gg0915.old
>> s> ex0914.old
>> s> dx0914.old
>> s> gg0914.old
>>
>> s> ?? can't do it with cp or rm. Anyone have ideas for a simple script

MP> to

>> s> do this? Thanks in advance.
>>
>> If perl is installed on the machine, rename is probably install, too.
>>
>> $ ls
>> dx0914 dx0915 ex0914 ex0915 gg0914 gg0915
>> $ rename 's/$/.old/' *
>> $ ls
>> dx0914.old dx0915.old ex0914.old ex0915.old gg0914.old gg0915.old
>>
>> If there are files in that directory you do not wish to rename, then do
>> something like:
>>
>> $ rename 's/$/.old/' [edg][xg][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]

MP> Hello All,

MP> I would just do the following:

MP> 1. create a list of files:

MP> ls whatever > list

MP> Then

MP> for i in `cat list`
MP> do
MP> mv $i $i.old
MP> done

A few things about this. First, the OP didn't say whether he had
other files in the directory he didn't wish to rename. He probably
didn't but if he doesn't know how to do this in the first place, it's
better to protect him a bit up front. Hence the additional regular
expressions in the responses from both me and another poster. Second,
we all know that cat remains an expensive command to run, even with
processor speeds as they are these days, so I always recommend using
a shell built-in mechanism for listing files.

$ for i in *; do mv $i $i.old; done

No need to run both ls and cat when a simple * will do.

Regards,

Nicholas

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[Michael Plutt]

"Nicholas Dronen" <ndronen@io.frii.com> wrote in message
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>
> Michael Plutt <mplutt@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Please don't top-post. It makes threads difficult to follow.
>
> MP> "Nicholas Dronen" <ndronen@io.frii.com> wrote in message
> MP> news:3f6644e4$0$62084$75868355@news.frii.net...

> >> sengstock3 <member25238@dbforums.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> s> I have a directory with files named:
> >>
> >>
> >> s> ex0915
> >> s> dx0915
> >> s> gg0915
> >> s> ex0914
> >> s> dx0914
> >> s> gg0914
> >>
> >> s> ..etc.
> >>
> >> s> Is there a way to change them all to
> >>
> >> s> ex0915.old
> >> s> dx0915.old
> >> s> gg0915.old
> >> s> ex0914.old
> >> s> dx0914.old
> >> s> gg0914.old
> >>
> >> s> ?? can't do it with cp or rm. Anyone have ideas for a simple

script

> MP> to

> >> s> do this? Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> If perl is installed on the machine, rename is probably install, too.
> >>
> >> $ ls
> >> dx0914 dx0915 ex0914 ex0915 gg0914 gg0915
> >> $ rename 's/$/.old/' *
> >> $ ls
> >> dx0914.old dx0915.old ex0914.old ex0915.old gg0914.old

gg0915.old

> >>
> >> If there are files in that directory you do not wish to rename, then do
> >> something like:
> >>
> >> $ rename 's/$/.old/' [edg][xg][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]

>
> MP> Hello All,
>
> MP> I would just do the following:
>
> MP> 1. create a list of files:
>
> MP> ls whatever > list
>
> MP> Then
>
> MP> for i in `cat list`
> MP> do
> MP> mv $i $i.old
> MP> done
>
> A few things about this. First, the OP didn't say whether he had
> other files in the directory he didn't wish to rename. He probably
> didn't but if he doesn't know how to do this in the first place, it's
> better to protect him a bit up front. Hence the additional regular
> expressions in the responses from both me and another poster. Second,
> we all know that cat remains an expensive command to run, even with
> processor speeds as they are these days, so I always recommend using
> a shell built-in mechanism for listing files.
>
> $ for i in *; do mv $i $i.old; done
>
> No need to run both ls and cat when a simple * will do.
>
> Regards,
>
> Nicholas
>
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No problem, thanks for the update