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babak1112

01-29-2012 12:41 AM

rename and arrange files based on a list

Hello

I have a bunch of video files,e.g.:
a.avi
b.avi
c.avi

And I have a list which has the right order of them,e.g.:
c.avi
a.avi
b.avi

I want to rename files based on position of them in the list,i.e.:
02.a.avi
03.b.avi
01.c.avi

One line code would be appreciated :)

ophirg

01-29-2012 03:36 AM

Try this from the dir with the original files.

Code:

awk '{printf("mv \"%s\" \"%03d.%s\"\n",$0,NR,$0)}' <your-list-file> > temp.sh

Make sure 'temp.sh' looks ok, and then do:

Code:

bash temp.sh

babak1112

01-29-2012 08:47 AM

Thanks,worked perfect

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