Re: echo/sed combination inserts extra characters
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On 11/18/06 11:39, Jesus Arocho wrote:
> I want to rename a series of photo files downloaded from a camera; the intent
> is to append the date to the beginning of the file name. The relevant lines
> are:
>
> newdir=`date +%F | sed 's/-//g'` #newdir used to make the directory and to
> rename the files.
>
> new=̈́`echo $i | sed -e 's/_//'` # strip the current file name of the underline
> in the middle dsc_0001.jpg to dsc0001.jpg
>
> mv -f $i $newdir'_'$new #rename the current file
>
> The resulting file name may contain an extraneous character (does not print)
> located just after the _ ; as if the echo/sed combination had added a
> character. The processing continues because the loop is selecting all jpg or
> nef files, but trying to do something with the file from the command line
> results in file not found. I can see the extra character in konqueror.
jhead might fill your needs.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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