Rename multiple files of different name and extensions with parent directory name
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I'm trying to figure out how to rename multiple files (100s) that have different extensions to their respective sub directory name. Here is the structure:
Parentdir
|--subdir1
|---name1.txt
|---name2.jpeg
|--name3.ovc
|--subdir2
|--name4.txt
|--name5.tiff
|-name6.mpeg
what I would like to do is batch process a rename of all files within their respective subdir name while maintaining their extension.
From the parent directory I was using this command but I'm having issues with the file extensions:
for subdir in *; do mv $subdir/* $subdir.mpeg; done;
rename mv
asked Dec 28 '18 at 19:28
Rob PomaricoRob Pomarico
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I'm trying to figure out how to rename multiple files (100s) that have different extensions to their respective sub directory name. Here is the structure:
Parentdir
|--subdir1
|---name1.txt
|---name2.jpeg
|--name3.ovc
|--subdir2
|--name4.txt
|--name5.tiff
|-name6.mpeg
what I would like to do is batch process a rename of all files within their respective subdir name while maintaining their extension.
From the parent directory I was using this command but I'm having issues with the file extensions:
for subdir in *; do mv $subdir/* $subdir.mpeg; done;
rename mv
asked Dec 28 '18 at 19:28
Rob PomaricoRob Pomarico
32
2
What is the "respective subdir"? Just the extension, liketxt,jpeg,ovc, etc? In other words: what is the expected outcome?
– PerlDuck
Dec 28 '18 at 19:35
1
Possible duplicate of Search folder, find and copy files to new folder corresponding file ending
– PerlDuck
Dec 28 '18 at 19:42
Your question is unclear. It would be helpful if you could add an example of old + new filename, or show example of new structure ( i.e. , edited example of what you have as structure in the question )
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Dec 31 '18 at 9:54
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I'm trying to figure out how to rename multiple files (100s) that have different extensions to their respective sub directory name. Here is the structure:
Parentdir
|--subdir1
|---name1.txt
|---name2.jpeg
|--name3.ovc
|--subdir2
|--name4.txt
|--name5.tiff
|-name6.mpeg
what I would like to do is batch process a rename of all files within their respective subdir name while maintaining their extension.
From the parent directory I was using this command but I'm having issues with the file extensions:
for subdir in *; do mv $subdir/* $subdir.mpeg; done;
rename mv
asked Dec 28 '18 at 19:28
Rob PomaricoRob Pomarico
32
I'm trying to figure out how to rename multiple files (100s) that have different extensions to their respective sub directory name. Here is the structure:
Parentdir
|--subdir1
|---name1.txt
|---name2.jpeg
|--name3.ovc
|--subdir2
|--name4.txt
|--name5.tiff
|-name6.mpeg
what I would like to do is batch process a rename of all files within their respective subdir name while maintaining their extension.
From the parent directory I was using this command but I'm having issues with the file extensions:
for subdir in *; do mv $subdir/* $subdir.mpeg; done;
rename mv
rename mv
asked Dec 28 '18 at 19:28
Rob PomaricoRob Pomarico
32
asked Dec 28 '18 at 19:28
Rob PomaricoRob Pomarico
32
edited Jan 4 at 0:54
Rob Pomarico
asked Dec 28 '18 at 19:28
Rob PomaricoRob Pomarico
32
asked Dec 28 '18 at 19:28
Rob PomaricoRob Pomarico
32
asked Dec 28 '18 at 19:28
Rob PomaricoRob Pomarico
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32
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What is the "respective subdir"? Just the extension, liketxt,jpeg,ovc, etc? In other words: what is the expected outcome?
– PerlDuck
Dec 28 '18 at 19:35
1
Possible duplicate of Search folder, find and copy files to new folder corresponding file ending
– PerlDuck
Dec 28 '18 at 19:42
Your question is unclear. It would be helpful if you could add an example of old + new filename, or show example of new structure ( i.e. , edited example of what you have as structure in the question )
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Dec 31 '18 at 9:54
add a comment |
2
What is the "respective subdir"? Just the extension, liketxt,jpeg,ovc, etc? In other words: what is the expected outcome?
– PerlDuck
Dec 28 '18 at 19:35
1
Possible duplicate of Search folder, find and copy files to new folder corresponding file ending
– PerlDuck
Dec 28 '18 at 19:42
Your question is unclear. It would be helpful if you could add an example of old + new filename, or show example of new structure ( i.e. , edited example of what you have as structure in the question )
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Dec 31 '18 at 9:54
2
2
What is the "respective subdir"? Just the extension, like
txt, jpeg, ovc, etc? In other words: what is the expected outcome?– PerlDuck
Dec 28 '18 at 19:35
What is the "respective subdir"? Just the extension, like
txt, jpeg, ovc, etc? In other words: what is the expected outcome?– PerlDuck
Dec 28 '18 at 19:35
1
1
Possible duplicate of Search folder, find and copy files to new folder corresponding file ending
– PerlDuck
Dec 28 '18 at 19:42
Possible duplicate of Search folder, find and copy files to new folder corresponding file ending
– PerlDuck
Dec 28 '18 at 19:42
Your question is unclear. It would be helpful if you could add an example of old + new filename, or show example of new structure ( i.e. , edited example of what you have as structure in the question )
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Dec 31 '18 at 9:54
Your question is unclear. It would be helpful if you could add an example of old + new filename, or show example of new structure ( i.e. , edited example of what you have as structure in the question )
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Dec 31 '18 at 9:54
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I conjured this script that can help to achieve what you want:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
for i in "$1"/*/*
do
old="${i##*/}"
ext="${i##*.}"
name=$(basename "${i%/*}")
[ ! -d "$i" ] && [ ! -f "$1/$name/$name.$ext" ] && mv "$1/$name/$old" "$1/$name/$name.$ext"
done
Test:
parentdir
├── subdir1
│ ├── name1.ovc
│ └── name1.txt
└── subdir2
├── name2.ovc
└── name2.txt
Results:
parentdir
├── subdir1
│ ├── subdir1.ovc
│ └── subdir1.txt
└── subdir2
├── subdir2.ovc
└── subdir2.txt
Usage: ./script.sh Parentdir
Information:
old="${i##*/}": returns filename to change (name1.ovc)
ext="${i##*.}": returns file extension (mpeg, txt)
name=$(basename "${i%/*}"): returns immediate parent directory of target
file (subdir1)
[ ! -d "$i" ]: check if not a directory
[ ! -f "$1/$name/$name.$ext" ]: Check if the file already exists and has been renamed already
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:26
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
20.5k94467
This did the trick, thanks George
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 0:53
Hi George, thanks again and I have one more question. I ran the script and sometimes the file already has the same name as the directory it is in. I get a 'same name' message and the script stops. How can I modify to skip the file and move on to the next one?
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 5:44
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I conjured this script that can help to achieve what you want:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
for i in "$1"/*/*
do
old="${i##*/}"
ext="${i##*.}"
name=$(basename "${i%/*}")
[ ! -d "$i" ] && [ ! -f "$1/$name/$name.$ext" ] && mv "$1/$name/$old" "$1/$name/$name.$ext"
done
Test:
parentdir
├── subdir1
│ ├── name1.ovc
│ └── name1.txt
└── subdir2
├── name2.ovc
└── name2.txt
Results:
parentdir
├── subdir1
│ ├── subdir1.ovc
│ └── subdir1.txt
└── subdir2
├── subdir2.ovc
└── subdir2.txt
Usage: ./script.sh Parentdir
Information:
old="${i##*/}": returns filename to change (name1.ovc)
ext="${i##*.}": returns file extension (mpeg, txt)
name=$(basename "${i%/*}"): returns immediate parent directory of target
file (subdir1)
[ ! -d "$i" ]: check if not a directory
[ ! -f "$1/$name/$name.$ext" ]: Check if the file already exists and has been renamed already
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:26
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
20.5k94467
This did the trick, thanks George
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 0:53
Hi George, thanks again and I have one more question. I ran the script and sometimes the file already has the same name as the directory it is in. I get a 'same name' message and the script stops. How can I modify to skip the file and move on to the next one?
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 5:44
add a comment |
0
I conjured this script that can help to achieve what you want:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
for i in "$1"/*/*
do
old="${i##*/}"
ext="${i##*.}"
name=$(basename "${i%/*}")
[ ! -d "$i" ] && [ ! -f "$1/$name/$name.$ext" ] && mv "$1/$name/$old" "$1/$name/$name.$ext"
done
Test:
parentdir
├── subdir1
│ ├── name1.ovc
│ └── name1.txt
└── subdir2
├── name2.ovc
└── name2.txt
Results:
parentdir
├── subdir1
│ ├── subdir1.ovc
│ └── subdir1.txt
└── subdir2
├── subdir2.ovc
└── subdir2.txt
Usage: ./script.sh Parentdir
Information:
old="${i##*/}": returns filename to change (name1.ovc)
ext="${i##*.}": returns file extension (mpeg, txt)
name=$(basename "${i%/*}"): returns immediate parent directory of target
file (subdir1)
[ ! -d "$i" ]: check if not a directory
[ ! -f "$1/$name/$name.$ext" ]: Check if the file already exists and has been renamed already
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:26
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
20.5k94467
This did the trick, thanks George
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 0:53
Hi George, thanks again and I have one more question. I ran the script and sometimes the file already has the same name as the directory it is in. I get a 'same name' message and the script stops. How can I modify to skip the file and move on to the next one?
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 5:44
add a comment |
0
0
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I conjured this script that can help to achieve what you want:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
for i in "$1"/*/*
do
old="${i##*/}"
ext="${i##*.}"
name=$(basename "${i%/*}")
[ ! -d "$i" ] && [ ! -f "$1/$name/$name.$ext" ] && mv "$1/$name/$old" "$1/$name/$name.$ext"
done
Test:
parentdir
├── subdir1
│ ├── name1.ovc
│ └── name1.txt
└── subdir2
├── name2.ovc
└── name2.txt
Results:
parentdir
├── subdir1
│ ├── subdir1.ovc
│ └── subdir1.txt
└── subdir2
├── subdir2.ovc
└── subdir2.txt
Usage: ./script.sh Parentdir
Information:
old="${i##*/}": returns filename to change (name1.ovc)
ext="${i##*.}": returns file extension (mpeg, txt)
name=$(basename "${i%/*}"): returns immediate parent directory of target
file (subdir1)
[ ! -d "$i" ]: check if not a directory
[ ! -f "$1/$name/$name.$ext" ]: Check if the file already exists and has been renamed already
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:26
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
20.5k94467
I conjured this script that can help to achieve what you want:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
for i in "$1"/*/*
do
old="${i##*/}"
ext="${i##*.}"
name=$(basename "${i%/*}")
[ ! -d "$i" ] && [ ! -f "$1/$name/$name.$ext" ] && mv "$1/$name/$old" "$1/$name/$name.$ext"
done
Test:
parentdir
├── subdir1
│ ├── name1.ovc
│ └── name1.txt
└── subdir2
├── name2.ovc
└── name2.txt
Results:
parentdir
├── subdir1
│ ├── subdir1.ovc
│ └── subdir1.txt
└── subdir2
├── subdir2.ovc
└── subdir2.txt
Usage: ./script.sh Parentdir
Information:
old="${i##*/}": returns filename to change (name1.ovc)
ext="${i##*.}": returns file extension (mpeg, txt)
name=$(basename "${i%/*}"): returns immediate parent directory of target
file (subdir1)
[ ! -d "$i" ]: check if not a directory
[ ! -f "$1/$name/$name.$ext" ]: Check if the file already exists and has been renamed already
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:26
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
20.5k94467
edited Jan 10 at 19:23
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:26
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
20.5k94467
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:26
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
20.5k94467
answered Dec 28 '18 at 20:26
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
20.5k94467
20.5k94467
This did the trick, thanks George
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 0:53
Hi George, thanks again and I have one more question. I ran the script and sometimes the file already has the same name as the directory it is in. I get a 'same name' message and the script stops. How can I modify to skip the file and move on to the next one?
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 5:44
add a comment |
This did the trick, thanks George
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 0:53
Hi George, thanks again and I have one more question. I ran the script and sometimes the file already has the same name as the directory it is in. I get a 'same name' message and the script stops. How can I modify to skip the file and move on to the next one?
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 5:44
This did the trick, thanks George
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 0:53
This did the trick, thanks George
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 0:53
Hi George, thanks again and I have one more question. I ran the script and sometimes the file already has the same name as the directory it is in. I get a 'same name' message and the script stops. How can I modify to skip the file and move on to the next one?
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 5:44
Hi George, thanks again and I have one more question. I ran the script and sometimes the file already has the same name as the directory it is in. I get a 'same name' message and the script stops. How can I modify to skip the file and move on to the next one?
– Rob Pomarico
Jan 4 at 5:44
add a comment |
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What is the "respective subdir"? Just the extension, like
txt,jpeg,ovc, etc? In other words: what is the expected outcome?– PerlDuck
Dec 28 '18 at 19:35
1
Possible duplicate of Search folder, find and copy files to new folder corresponding file ending
– PerlDuck
Dec 28 '18 at 19:42
Your question is unclear. It would be helpful if you could add an example of old + new filename, or show example of new structure ( i.e. , edited example of what you have as structure in the question )
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Dec 31 '18 at 9:54