filename_old=filename1235.txt
num=`echo $filename_old | awk -F'filename' '{ print$2 }' | awk -F'.' '{ print$1 }'`
num=$(($num + 1))
newfile=filename$num.txt
On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, Steve Snyder wrote:
> Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 00:09:53 -0500
> From: Steve Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Question for shell script gurus
>
> I've got a question that I hope one of you Bash shell script gurus can
> answer: given a filename that contains a number, how does one create a new
> filename with the number incremented by one?
>
> An example. Suppose I have a file with this name:
>
> filename1234.txt
>
> My goal in this case would be to parse this filename such that the number
> would be extracted then incremented, and a new name, containing the
> incremented number would be created. In this case, I would seek to create
> this filename:
>
> filename1235.txt
>
> Can someone advise me on how this can be done in Bash?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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