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Rename the files date stamp only.

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Name: hoan0202
Date: July 21, 2006 at 10:39:19 Pacific
Subject: Rename the files date stamp only.
OS: unix
CPU/Ram: 512
Model/Manufacturer: dt

Comment:

I need help how to write the script rename the all the files "20060723" to "20060724" but all the name still be the same. Please help. Thanks

NDCM_20060723_M06_ACTINICKERATOSIS_962.DAT.gz
NDCM_20060723_M06_ANTIFUNGAL_963.DAT.gz
NDCM_20060723_M06_DERMIKOTHER_964.DAT.gz
NDCM_20060723_M06_ROSACEA_965.DAT.gz
NDCM_20060723_M06_TOPICALANTI-ACNE_966.DAT.gz
NMCT_20060723_M06.DAT.gz
PRDN_20060723_M06.DAT.gz

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Response Number 1

Name: hoan0202
Date: July 21, 2006 at 14:02:51 Pacific
Subject: Rename the files date stamp only.

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Anyone know how? Help help !!!

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Response Number 2

Name: nails
Date: July 21, 2006 at 14:12:36 Pacific
Subject: Rename the files date stamp only.

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In the current directory with every file ending wtih gz:
#!/bin/ksh
ls -1 *.gz|while read fname
do
mv "$fname" $(echo "$fname"|sed 's/20060723/20060724/g')
done

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Response Number 3

Name: hoan0202
Date: July 23, 2006 at 09:10:15 Pacific
Subject: Rename the files date stamp only.

Reply: (edit)

This is good script to rename all the files.
Try this:

ls -1 *.gz | while read fname
do
newfname=`echo $fname | sed 's/20060723/20060724/g'`
mv $fname $newfname
done

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