Rename script

superior888 · 07-31-2006, 11:30 AM

Hey!

I have a problem, or not really a problem, but i want some help.

Can someone link to a mp3 organizer script in bash or perl or whatever, that renames files and directories so that spaces gets removed in dirs and files. example:

blink 182 - dude ranch -> Blink_182-Dude_Ranch

Resurcive would be nice to.

Thx.

raskin · 07-31-2006, 11:47 AM

find /mnt/mp3player -type f | while read; do mv "$REPLY" "$(echo "$REPLY" | sed -e 's/ /_/g')"; done

And remember: before any run of loop with rm in it, run it with echo rm instead of rm to see what will happen..

edit: added -type f to find, so that directories are not messed up.

rickh · 07-31-2006, 11:53 AM

I have gotten help on this sort of thing several times:
here,
here,
here, and
here.

None of these addresses your particular need, but one or more may get you started until someone else comes along.