[Gllug] error in bash script to rename files in a directory

[Paul Cupis]

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On Friday 27 Dec 2002 22:34, Liam Delahunty wrote:
> Hi Chaps,
>
> I tried the following "script" in a shell...
>
> for i in `ls *.php3`; do mv $i `echo $i|tr 'php3' 'php'`; done
>
> with the intention of renaming all the files in a folder from .php3 to .php
>
> Instead, I now have *.phpp
>
> Could some kind soul explain what should I have done (and what fundamental
> concept I've got wrong...)

I would have done something like:

  rename 's/php3$/php/;' *.php3

or:

  for file in `ls *.php3`; do mv $file `basename $file php3`.php; done

I've just tested both of these, so assuming I copied them into this email 
okay, they should work. (Okay, I tested them on .html -> .htm (with rename) 
and back again (with for file). Sue me.)

In short, I think you must have some error with your echo/tr section.

Regards,

Paul Cupis
- -- 
paul at cupis.co.uk

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