Replace string in item names including subdirectories?

bkuchta · 01-17-2003, 06:59 PM

I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to replace a certain string of text in the item names of every item in a directory, including subdirectories. This would include the name of the directories and subdirectories themselves. Apple has an applescript that does this for items in a single directory (no subdirectories) and they had one that worked in OS9 with subdirectores. (The OS9 one doesn't work in X. It makes a list of the paths of all item's in the directory, and once it changes the name of a subdirectory, it can't locate the files witin it.)

So anyway... I was wondering if anyone knew of a command line app built into OSX that could accomplish this task, or could create an applescript to the same effect.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks,

Brandon

filipp · 01-18-2003, 05:25 AM

Sorry I don't remember the
exact syntax, but this can easily be accomplished
with a tcsh foreach lopp, grep and mv I think.

Check "man tcsh" or "man foreach"

01-17-2003, 06:59 PM	#1
bkuchta Prospect Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3	Replace string in item names including subdirectories? I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to replace a certain string of text in the item names of every item in a directory, including subdirectories. This would include the name of the directories and subdirectories themselves. Apple has an applescript that does this for items in a single directory (no subdirectories) and they had one that worked in OS9 with subdirectores. (The OS9 one doesn't work in X. It makes a list of the paths of all item's in the directory, and once it changes the name of a subdirectory, it can't locate the files witin it.) So anyway... I was wondering if anyone knew of a command line app built into OSX that could accomplish this task, or could create an applescript to the same effect. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Brandon

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01-18-2003, 05:25 AM	#2
filipp Prospect Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: estonia Posts: 5	Sorry I don't remember the exact syntax, but this can easily be accomplished with a tcsh foreach lopp, grep and mv I think. Check "man tcsh" or "man foreach"