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In our system we have a script that renames files that it does not know what to do with. When it renames the file it adds a "?" to the ...
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- 12-12-2012 #1
help renaming files.
In our system we have a script that renames files that it does not know what to do with. When it renames the file it adds a "?" to the end of the file name. Now I cannot move these files to the FTP because of the question mark in the file name. I know how to rename each file individually with the move command. Is there a way I can do this on a bigger level? I would like to create an alias for this so I can do it with ease. Our system does not have the "rename" command. I see that this should be able to do what I want but it is not installed. I dont have the rights to install.
here is what the file names look like:
note: I have tried just adding .txt to the end and it sill wont let me upload to the ftp. I need to remove the "?"
fxfe.lord01.495.?
fxfe.lord01.496.?
fxfe.lord01.497.?
fxfe.lord01.498.?
fxfe.lord01.499.?
fxfe.lord01.500.?
fxfe.lord01.501.?
fxfe.lord01.502.?
fxfe.lord01.503.?
fxfe.lord01.504.?
fxfe.lord01.505.?
fxfe.lord01.506.?
fxfe.lord01.507.?
fxfe.lord01.508.?
fxfe.lord01.509.?
fxfe.lord01.510.?
fxfe.lord01.512.?
fxfe.lord01.513.?
- 12-12-2012 #2Linux Newbie
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simply
maybe, simply protecting filename's question mark(s) can help ftp to transfer those files?Code:for f in *.\? ; do mv "$f" "${f%.?*}"; done


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