while read and function

[spiritech]

how do i call a function into a while read script. i have a function that renames a file extension.


function rename {

"${f%.*}.$ext"

}


how can i call that function into a while read command


while read f; do echo "rename function"; done


i am aware i could just put it like


while read f; do echo "${f%.*}.$ext" ; done

the actuall function is more complex. so i would like to be able to call it in during the while read command.

spiritech

[sisco311]

Try something like:


rename ()
{
file="$1"
ext="$2"
file="${file%.*}.$ext"
...
echo "$file"
}

e=".whatever"
while read -r f
do
new=$(rename "$f" "$e")
mv -- "$f" "$new"
done


See: http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide/CompoundCommands#Functions