maclenin
October 29th, 2008, 06:35 PM
[update]
I will be adding lessons learned to this posting with [update]...stay tuned.
I would like to take full(er) advantage of sed....
I have already used it in this way...
sed -i 's/night/day/g' *.html
...to search and replace text within hundreds of similar files.
However, I was wondering whether sed might also be used in these ways:
1. To rename a set of files (while retaining a sequential integrity/format)...
...from:
abc_001.html
abc_002.html
...
abc_999.html
...to:
def_001.html
def_002.html
...
def_999.html
[update]
...one could use the rename command, and in this manner:
rename 's/abc/def/' *.html
2. To copy a single file, multiple times, while retaining/creating a definable sequential integrity/format...
...starting with:
xyz_000.html
...and ending up with:
xyz_000.html
xzy_001.html
xyz_002.html
...
xyz_999.html
3. To rename a group of differently-named files...
...from:
abc_001.jpg
water54.JPG
0004.jpg
...
xyz.gif
...to:
abc_001.jpg
abc_002.jpg
abc_003.jpg
...
abc_999.jpg
[update]
...I first use the "Rename" function within the Thunar file manager (though I would rather find a terminal-based option), by...
1. Selecting the group of files I wish to rename...
2. Right-clicking on the group of files and choosing "Rename"...
3. Selecting "Numbering" from the first drop-down menu...
4. Selecting "Name and Suffix" from the second drop-down menu...
5. Selecting "001, 002, 003" from the Number Format menu...
6. Selecting "Text - Number" from the Text Format menu...
7. Entering a Start With number - in this case: "1"...
8. Entering a Text name - in this case: "abc"...
9. Clicking on "Rename Files"...
...to create a standard and sequential naming convention.
...I then use the rename command in the terminal (from within the directory your files reside) to fine-tune the file names and append a relevant extension...
rename 's/abc_ (\d{3})/abc_$1\.jpg/' *
...et voila!
Thanks for whatever advice you might provide.
I will be adding lessons learned to this posting with [update]...stay tuned.
I would like to take full(er) advantage of sed....
I have already used it in this way...
sed -i 's/night/day/g' *.html
...to search and replace text within hundreds of similar files.
However, I was wondering whether sed might also be used in these ways:
1. To rename a set of files (while retaining a sequential integrity/format)...
...from:
abc_001.html
abc_002.html
...
abc_999.html
...to:
def_001.html
def_002.html
...
def_999.html
[update]
...one could use the rename command, and in this manner:
rename 's/abc/def/' *.html
2. To copy a single file, multiple times, while retaining/creating a definable sequential integrity/format...
...starting with:
xyz_000.html
...and ending up with:
xyz_000.html
xzy_001.html
xyz_002.html
...
xyz_999.html
3. To rename a group of differently-named files...
...from:
abc_001.jpg
water54.JPG
0004.jpg
...
xyz.gif
...to:
abc_001.jpg
abc_002.jpg
abc_003.jpg
...
abc_999.jpg
[update]
...I first use the "Rename" function within the Thunar file manager (though I would rather find a terminal-based option), by...
1. Selecting the group of files I wish to rename...
2. Right-clicking on the group of files and choosing "Rename"...
3. Selecting "Numbering" from the first drop-down menu...
4. Selecting "Name and Suffix" from the second drop-down menu...
5. Selecting "001, 002, 003" from the Number Format menu...
6. Selecting "Text - Number" from the Text Format menu...
7. Entering a Start With number - in this case: "1"...
8. Entering a Text name - in this case: "abc"...
9. Clicking on "Rename Files"...
...to create a standard and sequential naming convention.
...I then use the rename command in the terminal (from within the directory your files reside) to fine-tune the file names and append a relevant extension...
rename 's/abc_ (\d{3})/abc_$1\.jpg/' *
...et voila!
Thanks for whatever advice you might provide.