File Renaming Help

powerplyer · 05-09-2014, 04:04 AM

I have a script which outputs two files with variables. One is a text and the other is a .tar.gz file. I would like to rename them the same name and keep the extensions as is.

x is the variable.

For example to two files output currently
Test_SNXXXX.txt (Main Generated from Script)
Test_Final_XXXXXX.tar.gz (Generated from a script from within the main script)

Here is what I would like to do.
Keep the name of Test_SNXXXX.txt
Rename Test_Final_XXXX.tar.gz to Test_SNXXXX.tar.gz

I would like to do this from within my script. I am newbie so sorry for the dumb question.

pan64 · 05-09-2014, 04:07 AM

would be much easier if you show us that script....

grail · 05-09-2014, 09:41 AM

Agreed ... a little tough to replace a tire when you are blindfolded

powerplyer · 05-10-2014, 12:02 PM

thanks for the quick replies, i found that using cp command and setting a path solved the issue. thank you

PTrenholme · 05-10-2014, 03:17 PM

And, for almost all Linux/GNU systems, the file extension is of no significance. The file type is identified by the file's "magic number" in its first link.

For example, watch this interchange of a directory and a zip file's name:

Code:

[Peter ~]$ cd tmp/
[Peter tmp]$ file TechnicLauncher*
TechnicLauncher:     directory
TechnicLauncher.zip: Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract
[Peter tmp]$ mv TechnicLauncher.zip TechnicLauncher                      # Move the zip file into the directory
[Peter tmp]$ mv TechnicLauncher/ TechnicLauncher.zip                     # Change the directory name
[Peter tmp]$ mv TechnicLauncher.zip/TechnicLauncher.zip TechnicLauncher  # Move the zip file back, renaming it.
[Peter tmp]$ file TechnicLauncher*
TechnicLauncher:     Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract
TechnicLauncher.zip: directory