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question. is there a way to set up a command or something in unix which will take a directory of jpg files and rename them "1" through how ever many number files there are in the directory? sorry for the random ass thread. I don't know of any other places to ask. |
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Does it matter what order they're named in? I think this will rename them 1-n in alphabetical order: n=1 for f in . do mv "$f" "$n.jpg" n=$(( $n + 1 )) done i think that should do the trick. |
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hmmm I'm not convinced. I will do my version in a short while after dinner. I think if you try yours it won't work. (maybe I'm wrong). |
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Ok here is my version: #!/bin/bash extn="jpg" n="1" ls | while read -r FILE do if echo "$FILE" | grep -q '.jpg$'; then mv -v "$FILE" `echo $n.$extn` n=$(($n+1)) else echo "Skipping $FILE" fi done This is better because the while read bit is more robust for filenames with spaces in them. here is what it does: finds all the files in current directory and one by one: checks to see if they end in .jpg moves them (i.e. renames) them to number.jpg increment number end. if file doesnt match, it will skip it and tell you it has done so. this is useful for debug purposes, i.e. when it says "Skipping piccy.jpeg" for example. Don't forget to chmod +x the script to make it run :) |
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good man dave |
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farmiliar |
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to make it better, change the line to this: if echo "$FILE" | grep -q ".$extn$"; then that way all you need to do is tweak the extn variable to work with different files. I forgot to do this. If you make a script, it's worth spending a couple of extra minutes to make it a more universal tool. |
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shit! i have to try this. ill let you know how things go when i get a chance to try it out! thanks! |
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It's great that there are still such friendly, knowledgeable and tech savvy members at this forum. Xltronic is the only place I know that one can daily find news about electronic music, help with unix, and advice on one's ailing cat (sort of, lol). cheers, Dave! :] |
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