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Copying ~wales/.inputrc to your home directory will also reduce your typing. It sets up ESC then . as the last item on the previous line and ESC then , and backward search in history matching the start of what you have already typed. |
Copying ~wales/.inputrc to your home directory will also reduce your typing. It sets up ESC then . as the last item on the previous line and ESC then , and backward search in history matching the start of what you have already typed. |
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+ | == Function to remove filename extensions == |
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+ | Place |
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+ | <pre> |
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+ | # rm filename extension |
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+ | function rmext() { |
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+ | find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f | grep $1 |\ |
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+ | sed 's/\(.*\)\..*/\1/' | xargs -I {} mv {}.$1 {}; |
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+ | } |
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+ | </pre> |
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+ | in ~/.bash_aliases or ~/.bashrc then |
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+ | <pre> |
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+ | source ~/.bashrc |
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+ | </pre> |
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+ | Usage |
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+ | <pre> |
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+ | $ rmext <extension> |
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+ | </pre> |
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+ | Example |
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+ | <pre> |
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+ | $ ls -1 |
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+ | first.file.test |
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+ | second.file.test |
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+ | important.file |
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+ | </pre> |
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+ | <pre> |
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+ | $ rmext test |
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+ | $ ls -1 |
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+ | first.file |
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+ | second.file |
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+ | important.file |
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+ | </pre> |
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+ | What about using the ''rename'' command? |
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+ | <pre> |
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+ | $ ls |
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+ | first.file.test important.file second.file.test |
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+ | $ rename ".test" "" *.test |
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+ | $ ls |
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+ | first.file important.file second.file |
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+ | </pre> |
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+ | (I'll note that different implementations of rename exist and the usage varies accordingly: check the manpage!) |
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+ | == xpdf == |
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+ | <pre> |
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+ | # fit width and set geometry |
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+ | alias xpdf="xpdf -z width -geometry 1000x1000" |
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+ | </pre> |
Latest revision as of 22:29, 28 February 2009
~wales/.bashalias
Copying ~wales/.inputrc to your home directory will also reduce your typing. It sets up ESC then . as the last item on the previous line and ESC then , and backward search in history matching the start of what you have already typed.
Function to remove filename extensions
Place
# rm filename extension function rmext() { find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f | grep $1 |\ sed 's/\(.*\)\..*/\1/' | xargs -I {} mv {}.$1 {}; }
in ~/.bash_aliases or ~/.bashrc then
source ~/.bashrc
Usage
$ rmext <extension>
Example
$ ls -1 first.file.test second.file.test important.file
$ rmext test $ ls -1 first.file second.file important.file
What about using the rename command?
$ ls first.file.test important.file second.file.test $ rename ".test" "" *.test $ ls first.file important.file second.file
(I'll note that different implementations of rename exist and the usage varies accordingly: check the manpage!)
xpdf
# fit width and set geometry alias xpdf="xpdf -z width -geometry 1000x1000"