Re: [Linuxcommand-discuss] Greetings & a Script

[William S. <wes...@co...>]

On Monday 26 August 2002 10:16 pm, Bruce Burhans wrote:

> > #!/bin/bash
> >
> > old=$1
> > new=$2
> >
> > for i in *$old; do
> > k=$(basename $i $old)
> > mv $i $k$new
> > done

>             Will give it a try, Bill........But will it skip over
> files that do not have the old extension?

I think so.  The wildcard expansion in the "for" command should only include
files that end with the old extension.


> Here's  one that I use all the time.....I call it  fe  for
> "file explorer"......
>
> There are actually two-  the main one  puts the  $PWD
> in a temp file in my $HOME  when I choose EXIT,
> then  .  dc  (that's a dot and a space for 'source' )  cds
> me to that directory .
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
>
> #!/bin/bash
> ###2.05
> ### fe
> while : ; do
>      select fname in $HOME / EXIT $(ls -aF) ; do
>           if [ "$fname" = EXIT ] ; then
>                       echo "$PWD" > /home/farley931/.t2
>                   exit; fi
>           if [ -f "$fname" ] ; then
>                    less "$fname"
>                 elif [ -d "$fname" ] ; then
>                cd "$fname"
>                echo "$PWD"
>                    break
>               fi
>      done
> done
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>  ###  dc
>  cd $(cat /home/farley931/.t2)
>
> --------------------------------------------------------

One weird script at a time, man ;-)

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