Unix command to remove space from a file name
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I have a file whose file name has a space like First Name_20180810.csv. The date (20180810 in the above example) changes daily in the filename.
How can I rename First Name_*.csv to be FirstName_*.csv?
rename filenames whitespace
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I have a file whose file name has a space like First Name_20180810.csv. The date (20180810 in the above example) changes daily in the filename.
How can I rename First Name_*.csv to be FirstName_*.csv?
rename filenames whitespace
edited Aug 11 at 7:16
Kusalananda
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asked Aug 10 at 20:55
faujong
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difficult to understand, try using the blockquote or code sample to enter the file name or commands from body toolbar while drafting your question
– Bharat
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I have a file whose file name has a space like First Name_20180810.csv. The date (20180810 in the above example) changes daily in the filename.
How can I rename First Name_*.csv to be FirstName_*.csv?
rename filenames whitespace
edited Aug 11 at 7:16
Kusalananda
106k14209327
asked Aug 10 at 20:55
faujong
82
I have a file whose file name has a space like First Name_20180810.csv. The date (20180810 in the above example) changes daily in the filename.
How can I rename First Name_*.csv to be FirstName_*.csv?
rename filenames whitespace
rename filenames whitespace
edited Aug 11 at 7:16
Kusalananda
106k14209327
asked Aug 10 at 20:55
faujong
82
edited Aug 11 at 7:16
Kusalananda
106k14209327
asked Aug 10 at 20:55
faujong
82
edited Aug 11 at 7:16
Kusalananda
106k14209327
edited Aug 11 at 7:16
Kusalananda
106k14209327
edited Aug 11 at 7:16
Kusalananda
106k14209327
106k14209327
asked Aug 10 at 20:55
faujong
82
asked Aug 10 at 20:55
faujong
82
asked Aug 10 at 20:55
faujong
82
82
1
difficult to understand, try using the blockquote or code sample to enter the file name or commands from body toolbar while drafting your question
– Bharat
Aug 10 at 21:00
Similar to stackoverflow.com/questions/6911301/… ...
– Anon
Aug 11 at 3:20
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difficult to understand, try using the blockquote or code sample to enter the file name or commands from body toolbar while drafting your question
– Bharat
Aug 10 at 21:00
Similar to stackoverflow.com/questions/6911301/… ...
– Anon
Aug 11 at 3:20
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1
difficult to understand, try using the blockquote or code sample to enter the file name or commands from body toolbar while drafting your question
– Bharat
Aug 10 at 21:00
difficult to understand, try using the blockquote or code sample to enter the file name or commands from body toolbar while drafting your question
– Bharat
Aug 10 at 21:00
Similar to stackoverflow.com/questions/6911301/… ...
– Anon
Aug 11 at 3:20
Similar to stackoverflow.com/questions/6911301/… ...
– Anon
Aug 11 at 3:20
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If you do not have access to the rename tool, this should work:
for file in *.csv; do
if ! [[ -f "$file// /" ]]; then
mv "$file" "$file// /"
else
echo "Replacement for '$file' already exists; skipping"
fi
done
edited Aug 11 at 8:18
confetti
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answered Aug 10 at 22:27
DopeGhoti
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I always recommend usingmv -ior-nwhen doing any sort of bulk move/rename, to avoid silent and irreversible data loss in case there are any name conflicts.
– Gordon Davisson
Aug 11 at 6:50
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Use rename command:
rename "s/ //g" *.csv
man rename :examples
answered Aug 10 at 22:00
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If I understand correctly something like this should work for a single file
mv First Name_20180810.csv FirstName_20180810.csv
answered Aug 10 at 21:02
GNUzilla
11
ya I'll just assume they only need 1 file changed. It's not clear from the question
– GNUzilla
Aug 10 at 21:06
Thank you all. Yes, there is only 1 file whose name I need to change. The command will run daily, and the file name changes daily. For example, today the file name is First Name_20180812.csv, tomorrow the file name is First Name_20180813.csv. So, the command can't be "mv First Name_20180812.csv FirstName_20180812.csv", because tomorrow the file nameis First Name_20180813.csv
– faujong
Aug 12 at 23:35
The solution that DopeGhoti/confetti gave works. Here is my command on 1 line: for file in /dv/DataStage/TEST/MyFile*.csv ; do if ! [[ -f "$file// /" ]]; then mv "$file" "$file// /" ; fi ; done
– faujong
Aug 23 at 21:06
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
If you do not have access to the rename tool, this should work:
for file in *.csv; do
if ! [[ -f "$file// /" ]]; then
mv "$file" "$file// /"
else
echo "Replacement for '$file' already exists; skipping"
fi
done
edited Aug 11 at 8:18
confetti
25513
answered Aug 10 at 22:27
DopeGhoti
41k55080
I always recommend usingmv -ior-nwhen doing any sort of bulk move/rename, to avoid silent and irreversible data loss in case there are any name conflicts.
– Gordon Davisson
Aug 11 at 6:50
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
If you do not have access to the rename tool, this should work:
for file in *.csv; do
if ! [[ -f "$file// /" ]]; then
mv "$file" "$file// /"
else
echo "Replacement for '$file' already exists; skipping"
fi
done
edited Aug 11 at 8:18
confetti
25513
answered Aug 10 at 22:27
DopeGhoti
41k55080
I always recommend usingmv -ior-nwhen doing any sort of bulk move/rename, to avoid silent and irreversible data loss in case there are any name conflicts.
– Gordon Davisson
Aug 11 at 6:50
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
If you do not have access to the rename tool, this should work:
for file in *.csv; do
if ! [[ -f "$file// /" ]]; then
mv "$file" "$file// /"
else
echo "Replacement for '$file' already exists; skipping"
fi
done
edited Aug 11 at 8:18
confetti
25513
answered Aug 10 at 22:27
DopeGhoti
41k55080
If you do not have access to the rename tool, this should work:
for file in *.csv; do
if ! [[ -f "$file// /" ]]; then
mv "$file" "$file// /"
else
echo "Replacement for '$file' already exists; skipping"
fi
done
edited Aug 11 at 8:18
confetti
25513
answered Aug 10 at 22:27
DopeGhoti
41k55080
edited Aug 11 at 8:18
confetti
25513
edited Aug 11 at 8:18
confetti
25513
edited Aug 11 at 8:18
confetti
25513
25513
answered Aug 10 at 22:27
DopeGhoti
41k55080
answered Aug 10 at 22:27
DopeGhoti
41k55080
answered Aug 10 at 22:27
DopeGhoti
41k55080
41k55080
I always recommend usingmv -ior-nwhen doing any sort of bulk move/rename, to avoid silent and irreversible data loss in case there are any name conflicts.
– Gordon Davisson
Aug 11 at 6:50
add a comment |Â
I always recommend usingmv -ior-nwhen doing any sort of bulk move/rename, to avoid silent and irreversible data loss in case there are any name conflicts.
– Gordon Davisson
Aug 11 at 6:50
I always recommend using
mv -i or -n when doing any sort of bulk move/rename, to avoid silent and irreversible data loss in case there are any name conflicts.– Gordon Davisson
Aug 11 at 6:50
I always recommend using
mv -i or -n when doing any sort of bulk move/rename, to avoid silent and irreversible data loss in case there are any name conflicts.– Gordon Davisson
Aug 11 at 6:50
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Use rename command:
rename "s/ //g" *.csv
man rename :examples
answered Aug 10 at 22:00
GAD3R
22.8k154895
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Use rename command:
rename "s/ //g" *.csv
man rename :examples
answered Aug 10 at 22:00
GAD3R
22.8k154895
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Use rename command:
rename "s/ //g" *.csv
man rename :examples
answered Aug 10 at 22:00
GAD3R
22.8k154895
Use rename command:
rename "s/ //g" *.csv
man rename :examples
answered Aug 10 at 22:00
GAD3R
22.8k154895
answered Aug 10 at 22:00
GAD3R
22.8k154895
answered Aug 10 at 22:00
GAD3R
22.8k154895
answered Aug 10 at 22:00
GAD3R
22.8k154895
22.8k154895
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
If I understand correctly something like this should work for a single file
mv First Name_20180810.csv FirstName_20180810.csv
answered Aug 10 at 21:02
GNUzilla
11
ya I'll just assume they only need 1 file changed. It's not clear from the question
– GNUzilla
Aug 10 at 21:06
Thank you all. Yes, there is only 1 file whose name I need to change. The command will run daily, and the file name changes daily. For example, today the file name is First Name_20180812.csv, tomorrow the file name is First Name_20180813.csv. So, the command can't be "mv First Name_20180812.csv FirstName_20180812.csv", because tomorrow the file nameis First Name_20180813.csv
– faujong
Aug 12 at 23:35
The solution that DopeGhoti/confetti gave works. Here is my command on 1 line: for file in /dv/DataStage/TEST/MyFile*.csv ; do if ! [[ -f "$file// /" ]]; then mv "$file" "$file// /" ; fi ; done
– faujong
Aug 23 at 21:06
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
If I understand correctly something like this should work for a single file
mv First Name_20180810.csv FirstName_20180810.csv
answered Aug 10 at 21:02
GNUzilla
11
ya I'll just assume they only need 1 file changed. It's not clear from the question
– GNUzilla
Aug 10 at 21:06
Thank you all. Yes, there is only 1 file whose name I need to change. The command will run daily, and the file name changes daily. For example, today the file name is First Name_20180812.csv, tomorrow the file name is First Name_20180813.csv. So, the command can't be "mv First Name_20180812.csv FirstName_20180812.csv", because tomorrow the file nameis First Name_20180813.csv
– faujong
Aug 12 at 23:35
The solution that DopeGhoti/confetti gave works. Here is my command on 1 line: for file in /dv/DataStage/TEST/MyFile*.csv ; do if ! [[ -f "$file// /" ]]; then mv "$file" "$file// /" ; fi ; done
– faujong
Aug 23 at 21:06
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
If I understand correctly something like this should work for a single file
mv First Name_20180810.csv FirstName_20180810.csv
answered Aug 10 at 21:02
GNUzilla
11
If I understand correctly something like this should work for a single file
mv First Name_20180810.csv FirstName_20180810.csv
answered Aug 10 at 21:02
GNUzilla
11
edited Aug 10 at 21:06
answered Aug 10 at 21:02
GNUzilla
11
answered Aug 10 at 21:02
GNUzilla
11
answered Aug 10 at 21:02
GNUzilla
11
11
ya I'll just assume they only need 1 file changed. It's not clear from the question
– GNUzilla
Aug 10 at 21:06
Thank you all. Yes, there is only 1 file whose name I need to change. The command will run daily, and the file name changes daily. For example, today the file name is First Name_20180812.csv, tomorrow the file name is First Name_20180813.csv. So, the command can't be "mv First Name_20180812.csv FirstName_20180812.csv", because tomorrow the file nameis First Name_20180813.csv
– faujong
Aug 12 at 23:35
The solution that DopeGhoti/confetti gave works. Here is my command on 1 line: for file in /dv/DataStage/TEST/MyFile*.csv ; do if ! [[ -f "$file// /" ]]; then mv "$file" "$file// /" ; fi ; done
– faujong
Aug 23 at 21:06
add a comment |Â
ya I'll just assume they only need 1 file changed. It's not clear from the question
– GNUzilla
Aug 10 at 21:06
Thank you all. Yes, there is only 1 file whose name I need to change. The command will run daily, and the file name changes daily. For example, today the file name is First Name_20180812.csv, tomorrow the file name is First Name_20180813.csv. So, the command can't be "mv First Name_20180812.csv FirstName_20180812.csv", because tomorrow the file nameis First Name_20180813.csv
– faujong
Aug 12 at 23:35
The solution that DopeGhoti/confetti gave works. Here is my command on 1 line: for file in /dv/DataStage/TEST/MyFile*.csv ; do if ! [[ -f "$file// /" ]]; then mv "$file" "$file// /" ; fi ; done
– faujong
Aug 23 at 21:06
ya I'll just assume they only need 1 file changed. It's not clear from the question
– GNUzilla
Aug 10 at 21:06
ya I'll just assume they only need 1 file changed. It's not clear from the question
– GNUzilla
Aug 10 at 21:06
Thank you all. Yes, there is only 1 file whose name I need to change. The command will run daily, and the file name changes daily. For example, today the file name is First Name_20180812.csv, tomorrow the file name is First Name_20180813.csv. So, the command can't be "mv First Name_20180812.csv FirstName_20180812.csv", because tomorrow the file nameis First Name_20180813.csv
– faujong
Aug 12 at 23:35
Thank you all. Yes, there is only 1 file whose name I need to change. The command will run daily, and the file name changes daily. For example, today the file name is First Name_20180812.csv, tomorrow the file name is First Name_20180813.csv. So, the command can't be "mv First Name_20180812.csv FirstName_20180812.csv", because tomorrow the file nameis First Name_20180813.csv
– faujong
Aug 12 at 23:35
The solution that DopeGhoti/confetti gave works. Here is my command on 1 line: for file in /dv/DataStage/TEST/MyFile*.csv ; do if ! [[ -f "$file// /" ]]; then mv "$file" "$file// /" ; fi ; done
– faujong
Aug 23 at 21:06
The solution that DopeGhoti/confetti gave works. Here is my command on 1 line: for file in /dv/DataStage/TEST/MyFile*.csv ; do if ! [[ -f "$file// /" ]]; then mv "$file" "$file// /" ; fi ; done
– faujong
Aug 23 at 21:06
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difficult to understand, try using the blockquote or code sample to enter the file name or commands from body toolbar while drafting your question
– Bharat
Aug 10 at 21:00
Similar to stackoverflow.com/questions/6911301/… ...
– Anon
Aug 11 at 3:20