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I want to make a script to "unhide" all files and directories inside a certain directory in one go, e.g. ./unhide test.
test/
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── .hiddendir
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
Desired outcome:
test/
├── sub1
│  └── hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── hiddendir
├── hiddendirsub
├── hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
How can I do that?
I'm still new to this and I've been trying to find a solution using find, but stuck at -exec, and rename (or mv) because I'm still struggling to understand how this combination works. :(
So, I'll appreciate if anyone here can give a solution and detailed explanation as well. Thanks.
command-line bash scripts batch-rename
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up vote
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down vote
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I want to make a script to "unhide" all files and directories inside a certain directory in one go, e.g. ./unhide test.
test/
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── .hiddendir
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
Desired outcome:
test/
├── sub1
│  └── hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── hiddendir
├── hiddendirsub
├── hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
How can I do that?
I'm still new to this and I've been trying to find a solution using find, but stuck at -exec, and rename (or mv) because I'm still struggling to understand how this combination works. :(
So, I'll appreciate if anyone here can give a solution and detailed explanation as well. Thanks.
command-line bash scripts batch-rename
asked 1 hour ago
Lukman Hakim
385
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It might help to show your desired outcome
– wjandrea
47 mins ago
@wjandrea Updated. :)
– Lukman Hakim
6 mins ago
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up vote
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up vote
3
down vote
favorite
I want to make a script to "unhide" all files and directories inside a certain directory in one go, e.g. ./unhide test.
test/
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── .hiddendir
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
Desired outcome:
test/
├── sub1
│  └── hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── hiddendir
├── hiddendirsub
├── hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
How can I do that?
I'm still new to this and I've been trying to find a solution using find, but stuck at -exec, and rename (or mv) because I'm still struggling to understand how this combination works. :(
So, I'll appreciate if anyone here can give a solution and detailed explanation as well. Thanks.
command-line bash scripts batch-rename
asked 1 hour ago
Lukman Hakim
385
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Lukman Hakim is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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I want to make a script to "unhide" all files and directories inside a certain directory in one go, e.g. ./unhide test.
test/
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── .hiddendir
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
Desired outcome:
test/
├── sub1
│  └── hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── hiddendir
├── hiddendirsub
├── hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
How can I do that?
I'm still new to this and I've been trying to find a solution using find, but stuck at -exec, and rename (or mv) because I'm still struggling to understand how this combination works. :(
So, I'll appreciate if anyone here can give a solution and detailed explanation as well. Thanks.
command-line bash scripts batch-rename
command-line bash scripts batch-rename
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It might help to show your desired outcome
– wjandrea
47 mins ago
@wjandrea Updated. :)
– Lukman Hakim
6 mins ago
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It might help to show your desired outcome
– wjandrea
47 mins ago
@wjandrea Updated. :)
– Lukman Hakim
6 mins ago
It might help to show your desired outcome
– wjandrea
47 mins ago
It might help to show your desired outcome
– wjandrea
47 mins ago
@wjandrea Updated. :)
– Lukman Hakim
6 mins ago
@wjandrea Updated. :)
– Lukman Hakim
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You can do that with find as follows:
find /path/to/test -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename -n 's|/.|/|' +
This only prints the renaming actions, if it shows what you want remove the -n option.
Explanations
-depth– letsfindprocess from bottom to top, renaming files before their parent directories-name ".*"– letsfindsearch for files (everything is a file) beginning with a dot-execdir … +– execute…in the matched file‘s directoryrename 's|/.|/|'– replace the first occurence of “/.†from the matched file’s path (find’s placeholder for which is) with “/â€Â, essentially removing the dot from the beginning of the filename
This would be e.g.rename 's|/.|/|' ./.hiddenfile1in your case, this would be renamed to./hiddenfile1.
Example run
$ tree -a
.
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── .hiddendir
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
$ find ~/test -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename 's|/.|/|' +
$ tree -a
.
├── sub1
│  └── hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── hiddendir
├── hiddendirsub
├── hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
Usage in a script
In a script you can simply use positional parameters instead of the path, it may be relative or absolute – just remember to quote correctly:
#!/bin/bash
find "$1" -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename -n 's|/.|/|' +
answered 39 mins ago
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$ tree -a test
test
├── .alsohidden
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
3 directories, 4 files
$ find test/ -name ".*" -exec rename -n 's|(.*/).(.*)|$1$2|' +
rename(test/.alsohidden, test/alsohidden)
rename(test/sub2/.hiddendirsub, test/sub2/hiddendirsub)
rename(test/sub2/.hiddenfile2, test/sub2/hiddenfile2)
rename(test/sub1/.hiddenfile1, test/sub1/hiddenfile1)
find test/begin paths withtest/, search recursively from this path-exec command +runcommandon the found files, constructing an argument list.rename -ndo not do anything, only show what will be done (remove-nafter testing to actually rename)s|old|new|replaceoldwithnew(.*/).(.*)save all the chars up to and including the last directory separator/, skip a literal., save all the subsequent characters$1$2print the saved patterns
answered 39 mins ago
Zanna
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Why doesrenameaccept “|†as a delimiter, but not “_â€� Should I ask a new question? ;)
– dessert
21 mins ago
@dessert omg I just assumed it would allow, I always use|if I need/in the regex (unless I need|). That would be a good question. Maybe it has to be a non-word char or there's a set of permitted chars
– Zanna
13 mins ago
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2 Answers
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2 Answers
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up vote
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You can do that with find as follows:
find /path/to/test -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename -n 's|/.|/|' +
This only prints the renaming actions, if it shows what you want remove the -n option.
Explanations
-depth– letsfindprocess from bottom to top, renaming files before their parent directories-name ".*"– letsfindsearch for files (everything is a file) beginning with a dot-execdir … +– execute…in the matched file‘s directoryrename 's|/.|/|'– replace the first occurence of “/.†from the matched file’s path (find’s placeholder for which is) with “/â€Â, essentially removing the dot from the beginning of the filename
This would be e.g.rename 's|/.|/|' ./.hiddenfile1in your case, this would be renamed to./hiddenfile1.
Example run
$ tree -a
.
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── .hiddendir
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
$ find ~/test -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename 's|/.|/|' +
$ tree -a
.
├── sub1
│  └── hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── hiddendir
├── hiddendirsub
├── hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
Usage in a script
In a script you can simply use positional parameters instead of the path, it may be relative or absolute – just remember to quote correctly:
#!/bin/bash
find "$1" -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename -n 's|/.|/|' +
answered 39 mins ago
dessert
20.5k55896
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
You can do that with find as follows:
find /path/to/test -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename -n 's|/.|/|' +
This only prints the renaming actions, if it shows what you want remove the -n option.
Explanations
-depth– letsfindprocess from bottom to top, renaming files before their parent directories-name ".*"– letsfindsearch for files (everything is a file) beginning with a dot-execdir … +– execute…in the matched file‘s directoryrename 's|/.|/|'– replace the first occurence of “/.†from the matched file’s path (find’s placeholder for which is) with “/â€Â, essentially removing the dot from the beginning of the filename
This would be e.g.rename 's|/.|/|' ./.hiddenfile1in your case, this would be renamed to./hiddenfile1.
Example run
$ tree -a
.
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── .hiddendir
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
$ find ~/test -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename 's|/.|/|' +
$ tree -a
.
├── sub1
│  └── hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── hiddendir
├── hiddendirsub
├── hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
Usage in a script
In a script you can simply use positional parameters instead of the path, it may be relative or absolute – just remember to quote correctly:
#!/bin/bash
find "$1" -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename -n 's|/.|/|' +
answered 39 mins ago
dessert
20.5k55896
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
You can do that with find as follows:
find /path/to/test -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename -n 's|/.|/|' +
This only prints the renaming actions, if it shows what you want remove the -n option.
Explanations
-depth– letsfindprocess from bottom to top, renaming files before their parent directories-name ".*"– letsfindsearch for files (everything is a file) beginning with a dot-execdir … +– execute…in the matched file‘s directoryrename 's|/.|/|'– replace the first occurence of “/.†from the matched file’s path (find’s placeholder for which is) with “/â€Â, essentially removing the dot from the beginning of the filename
This would be e.g.rename 's|/.|/|' ./.hiddenfile1in your case, this would be renamed to./hiddenfile1.
Example run
$ tree -a
.
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── .hiddendir
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
$ find ~/test -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename 's|/.|/|' +
$ tree -a
.
├── sub1
│  └── hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── hiddendir
├── hiddendirsub
├── hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
Usage in a script
In a script you can simply use positional parameters instead of the path, it may be relative or absolute – just remember to quote correctly:
#!/bin/bash
find "$1" -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename -n 's|/.|/|' +
answered 39 mins ago
dessert
20.5k55896
You can do that with find as follows:
find /path/to/test -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename -n 's|/.|/|' +
This only prints the renaming actions, if it shows what you want remove the -n option.
Explanations
-depth– letsfindprocess from bottom to top, renaming files before their parent directories-name ".*"– letsfindsearch for files (everything is a file) beginning with a dot-execdir … +– execute…in the matched file‘s directoryrename 's|/.|/|'– replace the first occurence of “/.†from the matched file’s path (find’s placeholder for which is) with “/â€Â, essentially removing the dot from the beginning of the filename
This would be e.g.rename 's|/.|/|' ./.hiddenfile1in your case, this would be renamed to./hiddenfile1.
Example run
$ tree -a
.
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── .hiddendir
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
$ find ~/test -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename 's|/.|/|' +
$ tree -a
.
├── sub1
│  └── hiddenfile1
└── sub2
└── hiddendir
├── hiddendirsub
├── hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
Usage in a script
In a script you can simply use positional parameters instead of the path, it may be relative or absolute – just remember to quote correctly:
#!/bin/bash
find "$1" -depth -name ".*" -execdir rename -n 's|/.|/|' +
answered 39 mins ago
dessert
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$ tree -a test
test
├── .alsohidden
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
3 directories, 4 files
$ find test/ -name ".*" -exec rename -n 's|(.*/).(.*)|$1$2|' +
rename(test/.alsohidden, test/alsohidden)
rename(test/sub2/.hiddendirsub, test/sub2/hiddendirsub)
rename(test/sub2/.hiddenfile2, test/sub2/hiddenfile2)
rename(test/sub1/.hiddenfile1, test/sub1/hiddenfile1)
find test/begin paths withtest/, search recursively from this path-exec command +runcommandon the found files, constructing an argument list.rename -ndo not do anything, only show what will be done (remove-nafter testing to actually rename)s|old|new|replaceoldwithnew(.*/).(.*)save all the chars up to and including the last directory separator/, skip a literal., save all the subsequent characters$1$2print the saved patterns
answered 39 mins ago
Zanna
48.6k13120230
Why doesrenameaccept “|†as a delimiter, but not “_â€� Should I ask a new question? ;)
– dessert
21 mins ago
@dessert omg I just assumed it would allow, I always use|if I need/in the regex (unless I need|). That would be a good question. Maybe it has to be a non-word char or there's a set of permitted chars
– Zanna
13 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
$ tree -a test
test
├── .alsohidden
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
3 directories, 4 files
$ find test/ -name ".*" -exec rename -n 's|(.*/).(.*)|$1$2|' +
rename(test/.alsohidden, test/alsohidden)
rename(test/sub2/.hiddendirsub, test/sub2/hiddendirsub)
rename(test/sub2/.hiddenfile2, test/sub2/hiddenfile2)
rename(test/sub1/.hiddenfile1, test/sub1/hiddenfile1)
find test/begin paths withtest/, search recursively from this path-exec command +runcommandon the found files, constructing an argument list.rename -ndo not do anything, only show what will be done (remove-nafter testing to actually rename)s|old|new|replaceoldwithnew(.*/).(.*)save all the chars up to and including the last directory separator/, skip a literal., save all the subsequent characters$1$2print the saved patterns
answered 39 mins ago
Zanna
48.6k13120230
Why doesrenameaccept “|†as a delimiter, but not “_â€� Should I ask a new question? ;)
– dessert
21 mins ago
@dessert omg I just assumed it would allow, I always use|if I need/in the regex (unless I need|). That would be a good question. Maybe it has to be a non-word char or there's a set of permitted chars
– Zanna
13 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
$ tree -a test
test
├── .alsohidden
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
3 directories, 4 files
$ find test/ -name ".*" -exec rename -n 's|(.*/).(.*)|$1$2|' +
rename(test/.alsohidden, test/alsohidden)
rename(test/sub2/.hiddendirsub, test/sub2/hiddendirsub)
rename(test/sub2/.hiddenfile2, test/sub2/hiddenfile2)
rename(test/sub1/.hiddenfile1, test/sub1/hiddenfile1)
find test/begin paths withtest/, search recursively from this path-exec command +runcommandon the found files, constructing an argument list.rename -ndo not do anything, only show what will be done (remove-nafter testing to actually rename)s|old|new|replaceoldwithnew(.*/).(.*)save all the chars up to and including the last directory separator/, skip a literal., save all the subsequent characters$1$2print the saved patterns
answered 39 mins ago
Zanna
48.6k13120230
$ tree -a test
test
├── .alsohidden
├── sub1
│  └── .hiddenfile1
└── sub2
├── .hiddendirsub
├── .hiddenfile2
└── not.hidden
3 directories, 4 files
$ find test/ -name ".*" -exec rename -n 's|(.*/).(.*)|$1$2|' +
rename(test/.alsohidden, test/alsohidden)
rename(test/sub2/.hiddendirsub, test/sub2/hiddendirsub)
rename(test/sub2/.hiddenfile2, test/sub2/hiddenfile2)
rename(test/sub1/.hiddenfile1, test/sub1/hiddenfile1)
find test/begin paths withtest/, search recursively from this path-exec command +runcommandon the found files, constructing an argument list.rename -ndo not do anything, only show what will be done (remove-nafter testing to actually rename)s|old|new|replaceoldwithnew(.*/).(.*)save all the chars up to and including the last directory separator/, skip a literal., save all the subsequent characters$1$2print the saved patterns
answered 39 mins ago
Zanna
48.6k13120230
answered 39 mins ago
Zanna
48.6k13120230
answered 39 mins ago
Zanna
48.6k13120230
answered 39 mins ago
Zanna
48.6k13120230
48.6k13120230
Why doesrenameaccept “|†as a delimiter, but not “_â€� Should I ask a new question? ;)
– dessert
21 mins ago
@dessert omg I just assumed it would allow, I always use|if I need/in the regex (unless I need|). That would be a good question. Maybe it has to be a non-word char or there's a set of permitted chars
– Zanna
13 mins ago
add a comment |Â
Why doesrenameaccept “|†as a delimiter, but not “_â€� Should I ask a new question? ;)
– dessert
21 mins ago
@dessert omg I just assumed it would allow, I always use|if I need/in the regex (unless I need|). That would be a good question. Maybe it has to be a non-word char or there's a set of permitted chars
– Zanna
13 mins ago
Why does
rename accept “|†as a delimiter, but not “_â€� Should I ask a new question? ;)– dessert
21 mins ago
Why does
rename accept “|†as a delimiter, but not “_â€� Should I ask a new question? ;)– dessert
21 mins ago
@dessert omg I just assumed it would allow, I always use
| if I need / in the regex (unless I need |). That would be a good question. Maybe it has to be a non-word char or there's a set of permitted chars– Zanna
13 mins ago
@dessert omg I just assumed it would allow, I always use
| if I need / in the regex (unless I need |). That would be a good question. Maybe it has to be a non-word char or there's a set of permitted chars– Zanna
13 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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It might help to show your desired outcome
– wjandrea
47 mins ago
@wjandrea Updated. :)
– Lukman Hakim
6 mins ago