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List:       opensuse-factory
Subject:    Re: [opensuse-factory] Re: Tumbleweed update to 20200201 removed /etc/services
From:       Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang () datcha ! net>
Date:       2020-02-23 17:38:48
Message-ID: 20200223173848.GI10615 () datcha ! net ! datcha ! net
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Typo got in the code after I tested.

      NEWNAME="./NEWNAME" should be        NEWNAME="./$NEWNAME"

=======================================================================
#!/bin/bash

#
# This script simply renames files or directories to <name>-<date>[<num>]
#
# Copyright (c) 1996-2002 SuSE Linux AG, Nuernberg, Germany.
#
# Contributor Bernard Lang
#
# please send bugfixes or comments to http://www.suse.de/feedback.
#
#
# usage - tell user to use program
#
# Trick : put an inexistant file name as first argument if you are worried
# about the possibility of files called -h or --help
#

usage() {
    echo usage: "$0" file\|dir [file\|dir ...]
}

if [ $# -eq 0 ] ; then
    usage
    exit
fi

if [ $1 = -h -o $1 = --help ] ; then
    echo 'Renames file or directory <name> given in argument list to <name>-<date>[<num>]'
    echo 'adding when necessary a suffix number <num> to avoid already used names.'
    exit
fi

DATESTRING=`date +"%Y%m%d"`

for i in "$@" ; do
    i=${i%%/}
    if [ -e "$i" ] ; then
        NEWNAME=$i-$DATESTRING
        NUMBER=0
        while [ -e "$NEWNAME" ] ; do
            NEWNAME=$i-$DATESTRING-$NUMBER
            let NUMBER=$NUMBER+1
        done
        echo moving "$i" to "$NEWNAME"
        if [ `expr substr "$i" 1 1` = - ] ; then
            i="./$i"
            NEWNAME="./NEWNAME"
        fi
        mv "$i" "$NEWNAME"
    else
        echo "$i" does not exist.
    fi
done


=======================================================================

* Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@datcha.net>, le 23-02-20, a écrit:
> > This command should be improved or junked.
> 
> I decided to do the work, and got to correct a bug while doing it.
> 
> But where do I send that.
> 
> Code checkers are welcome.
> 
> Bernard
> 
> ==========================================================
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> #
> # This script simply renames files or directories to <name>-<date>[<num>]
> #
> # Copyright (c) 1996-2002 SuSE Linux AG, Nuernberg, Germany.
> #
> # Contributor Bernard Lang
> #
> # please send bugfixes or comments to http://www.suse.de/feedback.
> #    ^^^ the above line seems obsolete
> #
> #
> # usage - tell user to use program
> #
> # Trick : put a nonexistant file name as first argument if you are worried
> # about the possibility of files called -h or --help
> #
> 
> usage() {
>     echo usage: "$0" file\|dir [file\|dir ...]
> }
> 
> if [ $# -eq 0 ] ; then
>     usage
>     exit
> fi
> 
> if [ $1 = -h -o $1 = --help ] ; then
>     echo 'Renames file or directory <name> given in argument list to <name>-<date>[<num>]'
>     echo 'adding when necessary a suffix number <num> to avoid already used names.'
>     exit
> fi
> 
> DATESTRING=`date +"%Y%m%d"`
> 
> for i in "$@" ; do
>     i=${i%%/}
>     if [ -e "$i" ] ; then
>         NEWNAME=$i-$DATESTRING
>         NUMBER=0
>         while [ -e "$NEWNAME" ] ; do
>             NEWNAME=$i-$DATESTRING-$NUMBER
>             let NUMBER=$NUMBER+1
>         done
>         echo moving "$i" to "$NEWNAME"
> 	if [ `expr substr "$i" 1 1` = - ] ; then
> 	    i="./$i"
> 	    NEWNAME="./$NEWNAME"
> 	fi
>         mv "$i" "$NEWNAME"
>     else
>         echo "$i" does not exist.
>     fi
> done
> 
> 
> ==========================================================
> 
> * Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@datcha.net>, le 23-02-20, a écrit:
> > I agree
> > 
> > I had never heard of it ...
> > But it does exist on my computer.
> > 
> > I guessed what it should do and tested in a directory created for the purpose.
> > 
> > A waste of time ...  because the job was just half done by the author.
> > Just having a decent --help is not hard.
> > 
> > This command should be improved or junked.
> > 
> > Bernard
> > 
> > 
> > * Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@telefonica.net>, le 23-02-20, a écrit:
> > > On 22/02/2020 15.13, Luca Beltrame wrote:
> > > > Il giorno Sat, 22 Feb 2020 00:54:01 +0100 Knurpht-openSUSE <> ha scritto:
> > > > 
> > > > > cp /etc/nsswitch.conf /etc/nsswitch,.conf.`date +%F`
> > > > 
> > > > Or just "old /etc/nsswitch.conf" ("old" is part of aaa_base, which
> > > > means installed in almost all configurations).
> > > 
> > > 
> > > cer@Telcontar:~> man old
> > > No manual entry for old
> > > cer@Telcontar:~>
> > > cer@Telcontar:~> old
> > > usage: /usr/bin/old file|dir [file|dir ...]
> > > cer@Telcontar:~>
> > > cer@Telcontar:~> old --help
> > > --help does not exist.
> > > cer@Telcontar:~>
> > > 
> > > 
> > > No idea what it does...
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Cheers / Saludos,
> > > 
> > > 		Carlos E. R.
> > > 		(from 15.1 x86_64 at Telcontar)
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> >   Bernard.Lang@datcha.net     ,_  /\o    \o/     mobile  +33 6 6206 1693
> >   http://www.datcha.net/     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   fixe    +33 1 3056 1693
> > 
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> 
>   Bernard.Lang@datcha.net     ,_  /\o    \o/     mobile  +33 6 6206 1693
>   http://www.datcha.net/     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   fixe    +33 1 3056 1693
> 
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  Bernard.Lang@datcha.net     ,_  /\o    \o/     mobile  +33 6 6206 1693
  http://www.datcha.net/     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   fixe    +33 1 3056 1693

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