I know it contains over 1000 not including directories and BS files I need to remove I'm going to say over 1500. <div>On 4/6/06, Bruce Smith <<a href="mailto:blubdog@gmail.com"> blubdog@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Just make a new directory and copy a few of your files there.  Then test it in the temporary directory before you run it in the real directory. How many files do you have in the real directory?  There is a limit on the size of the arguments you can have on a single command line, which may cause you problems.  There is a way around it; if you run into that problem let me know. - BS On 4/6/06, Caleb Cushing <<a href="mailto:xenoterracide@gmail.com">xenoterracide@gmail.com</a> > wrote: > haven't tried it yet backing up the directory into a tarball that'll take a > while. Do you think you could comment it for me? basically programming of > any kind is a weak point for me. I'm trying to improve. but copying and > pasting someone elses code may fix my issue but it won't fix my > understanding. "give a man a fish... teach a man to fish..." sort of thing. > > > On 4/6/06, Bruce Smith <<a href="mailto:blubdog@gmail.com"> blubdog@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > Disclaimer, backup the directory first!  :-) > > And copy/paste exactly! > > > > You can test without changing anything by adding an "echo" in front of > > the "mv" and optionally commenting out the "set" statements for better > > readability. > > > > One bug (feature?) is it will replace multiple spaces with only ONE > underscore. > > > > You need to run it with the filename(s) as arguments.  i.e.: > >   /path/to/scriptname * > >   /path/to/scriptname a* > >   /path/to/scriptname 'File to Test this  Thing on.TXT' > > > > - BS > > > > > > #!/bin/sh > > infile=upper > > outfile=lower > > for f > > do > >     if [ -f "$f" ]; then > >         l="$(echo $f|sed 's/ /_/g'|tr "[:${infile}:]" "[:${outfile}:]")" > >         if [ "$f" != "$l" ]; then > >             set -x > >             mv -i "$f" "$l" > >             set +x > >         fi > >      fi > > done > > # end of script > > > > > > On 4/6/06, Caleb Cushing < <a href="mailto:xenoterracide@gmail.com"> xenoterracide@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > > I need/want to change the names of all the files and folders in my > /music > > > directory to where they don't have spaces in them and all the names are > in > > > lowercase. This is what I have so far: > > > > > > #!/bin/bash > > > > > > ls -R |                          # List directory recursively > > > sed -e 's/ /_/g' |             # Remove spaces change them to underscore > > > tr [:upper:] [:lower:] |     #change letters from upper to lower > > > > > > that gives me the output of what I would want the directory and file > > > structure to look like when I'm done. I am unsure however how to take > that > > > output and move the files and directories to acually look like that when > I > > > am finished. It's also the tricky part because if I don't do it right... > > > well it might be an even bigger pain to fix. I pretty sure I have a lot > more > > > to do to get this workable... and I'm just having problems wrapping my > brain > > > around it. > > > > > > snippet:before > > > #ls -R > > > > > > ./3 Doors Down: > > > Away from the Sun  Seventeen Days  The Better Life   Thumbs.db > desktop.ini > > > > > > ./3 Doors Down/Away from the Sun: > > > 01-When I'm Gone-3 Doors Down-Away from the Sun.mp3 > > > 02-Away from the Sun-3 Doors Down-Away from the Sun.mp3 > > > 03-The Road I'm On-3 Doors Down-Away from the Sun.mp3 > > > 04-Ticket to Heaven-3 Doors Down-Away from the Sun.mp3 > > > 05-Running Out of Days-3 Doors Down-Away from the Sun.mp3 > > > 06-Here Without You-3 Doors Down-Away from the Sun.mp3 > > > 07-I Feel You-3 Doors Down-Away from the Sun.mp3 > > > 08-Dangerous Game-3 Doors Down-Away from the Sun.mp3 > > > 09-Changes-3 Doors Down-Away from the Sun.mp3 > > > 10-Going Down in Flames-3 Doors Down-Away from the Sun.mp3 > > > 11-Sarah Yellin'-3 Doors Down-Away from the Sun.mp3 > > > AlbumArtSmall.jpg > > > > AlbumArt_{C212FF41-147D-402C-BAC5-1284F8B4C802}_Large.jpg > > > > AlbumArt_{C212FF41-147D-402C-BAC5-1284F8B4C802}_Small.jpg > > > Folder.jpg > > > Thumbs.db > > > desktop.ini > > > > > > snippet:after > > > > > > ls -R > > > > > > ./3_doors_down: > > > away_from_the_sun > > > seventeen_days > > > the_better_life > > > thumbs.db > > > desktop.ini > > > > > > ./3_doors_down/away_from_the_sun: > > > 01-when_i'm_gone-3_doors_down-away_from_the_sun.mp3 > > > 02-away_from_the_sun-3_doors_down-away_from_the_sun.mp3 > > > 03-the_road_i'm_on-3_doors_down-away_from_the_sun.mp3 > > > 04-ticket_to_heaven-3_doors_down-away_from_the_sun.mp3 > > > > 05-running_out_of_days-3_doors_down-away_from_the_sun.mp3 > > > 06-here_without_you-3_doors_down-away_from_the_sun.mp3 > > > 07-i_feel_you-3_doors_down-away_from_the_sun.mp3 > > > 08-dangerous_game-3_doors_down-away_from_the_sun.mp3 > > > 09-changes-3_doors_down-away_from_the_sun.mp3 > > > > 10-going_down_in_flames-3_doors_down-away_from_the_sun.mp3 > > > 11-sarah_yellin'-3_doors_down-away_from_the_sun.mp3 > > > albumartsmall.jpg > > > > albumart_{c212ff41-147d-402c-bac5-1284f8b4c802}_large.jpg > > > > albumart_{c212ff41-147d-402c-bac5-1284f8b4c802}_small.jpg > > > folder.jpg > > > thumbs.db > > > desktop.ini > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > linux-user mailing list > > > <a href="mailto:linux-user@egr.msu.edu"> linux-user@egr.msu.edu</a> > > > <a href="http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user">http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user</a> > > > > > > > > > > > > > </blockquote></div>