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Hello and thanks in advance.

I need to take a file, insert the filename as the first line of the file, then move to a different name. Here's the wrinkle. I need to grab the oldest file in the format of ORIGFILE_YYYYMMDD.TXT and save it as NEWFILE.TXT. For this example, let's say the file name is ORIGFILE_20151117.TXT

1. Grab oldest file (ls -tr ORIGFILE*.txt)


2. Add ORIGFILE_20151117.TXT as first line of file


3. Rename/Move ORIGFILE_20151117.TXT to NEWFILE.TXT
   

Well, let's break this down into simple steps:

#!/bin/bash

# First, let's get that file's name:
FILE=$(ls -rt ORIGFILE*.txt | tail -n1)
if [[ 0 -ne $? ]]; then
 echo "Unable to locate matching file. Aborting." 1>&2
 exit 1
fi

# Now, create a new file containing the file's name:
echo "$FILE" > NEWFILE.TXT

# And append the contents of the old file into the new:
cat "$FILE" >> NEWFILE.TXT

# Finally, get rid of the old file: (uncomment if you're sure)
# rm "$FILE"

This will do the trick:

f=$(ls -1tr ORIGFILE*.txt | head -1); echo $f | cat - $f > NEWFILE.txt && rm $f