[SOLVED] create file in a single command

ilesterg · 01-30-2014, 03:07 AM

Hi all,

Howdie?

Is it possible for me to do the following in a single command?

1. List all files ending in TXT (ls *.TXT)
2. For each file returned above, create a pair by appending .!!! (something like *.TXT.!!!) using touch

For example, I have 2 files:
name1.TXT
name2.TXT

the command will create 2 additional files:
name1.TXT.!!!
name2.TXT.!!!

Thank you!

markush · 01-30-2014, 03:45 AM

I a for loop you can do

Code:

for i in *.txt; do touch $i.\!\!\!; done

the backslashes are important in order to prevent Bash from interpreting the '!'.

Markus

ilesterg · 01-30-2014, 04:09 AM

Awesome! Thank you very much!