Creating empty copies of files with new extensions
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I have AIX 7.1. Let's say I have a directory with files like these:
1.txt
lala.csv
I need to create empty copies of these files with a new extension in the same directory, like so:
1.txt.done
lala.csv.done
I can't seem to find the right option for doing this.
files filenames aix
edited Jan 6 at 21:44
Rui F Ribeiro
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1
I have AIX 7.1. Let's say I have a directory with files like these:
1.txt
lala.csv
I need to create empty copies of these files with a new extension in the same directory, like so:
1.txt.done
lala.csv.done
I can't seem to find the right option for doing this.
files filenames aix
edited Jan 6 at 21:44
Rui F Ribeiro
39.5k1479132
asked Oct 1 '18 at 12:11
xaren joxaren jo
62
add a comment |
1
1
1
I have AIX 7.1. Let's say I have a directory with files like these:
1.txt
lala.csv
I need to create empty copies of these files with a new extension in the same directory, like so:
1.txt.done
lala.csv.done
I can't seem to find the right option for doing this.
files filenames aix
edited Jan 6 at 21:44
Rui F Ribeiro
39.5k1479132
asked Oct 1 '18 at 12:11
xaren joxaren jo
62
I have AIX 7.1. Let's say I have a directory with files like these:
1.txt
lala.csv
I need to create empty copies of these files with a new extension in the same directory, like so:
1.txt.done
lala.csv.done
I can't seem to find the right option for doing this.
files filenames aix
files filenames aix
edited Jan 6 at 21:44
Rui F Ribeiro
39.5k1479132
asked Oct 1 '18 at 12:11
xaren joxaren jo
62
edited Jan 6 at 21:44
Rui F Ribeiro
39.5k1479132
asked Oct 1 '18 at 12:11
xaren joxaren jo
62
edited Jan 6 at 21:44
Rui F Ribeiro
39.5k1479132
edited Jan 6 at 21:44
Rui F Ribeiro
39.5k1479132
edited Jan 6 at 21:44
Rui F Ribeiro
39.5k1479132
39.5k1479132
asked Oct 1 '18 at 12:11
xaren joxaren jo
62
asked Oct 1 '18 at 12:11
xaren joxaren jo
62
asked Oct 1 '18 at 12:11
xaren joxaren jo
62
62
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Simply loop over every file (here, skipping dotfiles by default), and touch the corresponding file:
for f in *; do touch "${f}.done"; done
answered Oct 1 '18 at 12:21
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
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could you also clarify what does $ do in this command?
– xaren jo
Oct 1 '18 at 13:32
Sure, @xarenjo ; it introduces a variable expansion. I used curly braces out of habit, to explicitly delineate what the variable is (f). The end result is that the touch command sees the value of$f— each existing filename — during each loop.
– Jeff Schaller
Oct 1 '18 at 13:36
Or with redirection : for f in *; do > "${f}.done"; done
– ctac_
Oct 1 '18 at 14:39
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Simply loop over every file (here, skipping dotfiles by default), and touch the corresponding file:
for f in *; do touch "${f}.done"; done
answered Oct 1 '18 at 12:21
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
39.3k1054125
could you also clarify what does $ do in this command?
– xaren jo
Oct 1 '18 at 13:32
Sure, @xarenjo ; it introduces a variable expansion. I used curly braces out of habit, to explicitly delineate what the variable is (f). The end result is that the touch command sees the value of$f— each existing filename — during each loop.
– Jeff Schaller
Oct 1 '18 at 13:36
Or with redirection : for f in *; do > "${f}.done"; done
– ctac_
Oct 1 '18 at 14:39
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Simply loop over every file (here, skipping dotfiles by default), and touch the corresponding file:
for f in *; do touch "${f}.done"; done
answered Oct 1 '18 at 12:21
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
39.3k1054125
could you also clarify what does $ do in this command?
– xaren jo
Oct 1 '18 at 13:32
Sure, @xarenjo ; it introduces a variable expansion. I used curly braces out of habit, to explicitly delineate what the variable is (f). The end result is that the touch command sees the value of$f— each existing filename — during each loop.
– Jeff Schaller
Oct 1 '18 at 13:36
Or with redirection : for f in *; do > "${f}.done"; done
– ctac_
Oct 1 '18 at 14:39
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Simply loop over every file (here, skipping dotfiles by default), and touch the corresponding file:
for f in *; do touch "${f}.done"; done
answered Oct 1 '18 at 12:21
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
39.3k1054125
Simply loop over every file (here, skipping dotfiles by default), and touch the corresponding file:
for f in *; do touch "${f}.done"; done
answered Oct 1 '18 at 12:21
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
39.3k1054125
answered Oct 1 '18 at 12:21
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
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answered Oct 1 '18 at 12:21
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
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answered Oct 1 '18 at 12:21
Jeff SchallerJeff Schaller
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could you also clarify what does $ do in this command?
– xaren jo
Oct 1 '18 at 13:32
Sure, @xarenjo ; it introduces a variable expansion. I used curly braces out of habit, to explicitly delineate what the variable is (f). The end result is that the touch command sees the value of$f— each existing filename — during each loop.
– Jeff Schaller
Oct 1 '18 at 13:36
Or with redirection : for f in *; do > "${f}.done"; done
– ctac_
Oct 1 '18 at 14:39
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could you also clarify what does $ do in this command?
– xaren jo
Oct 1 '18 at 13:32
Sure, @xarenjo ; it introduces a variable expansion. I used curly braces out of habit, to explicitly delineate what the variable is (f). The end result is that the touch command sees the value of$f— each existing filename — during each loop.
– Jeff Schaller
Oct 1 '18 at 13:36
Or with redirection : for f in *; do > "${f}.done"; done
– ctac_
Oct 1 '18 at 14:39
could you also clarify what does $ do in this command?
– xaren jo
Oct 1 '18 at 13:32
could you also clarify what does $ do in this command?
– xaren jo
Oct 1 '18 at 13:32
Sure, @xarenjo ; it introduces a variable expansion. I used curly braces out of habit, to explicitly delineate what the variable is (f). The end result is that the touch command sees the value of
$f — each existing filename — during each loop.– Jeff Schaller
Oct 1 '18 at 13:36
Sure, @xarenjo ; it introduces a variable expansion. I used curly braces out of habit, to explicitly delineate what the variable is (f). The end result is that the touch command sees the value of
$f — each existing filename — during each loop.– Jeff Schaller
Oct 1 '18 at 13:36
Or with redirection : for f in *; do > "${f}.done"; done
– ctac_
Oct 1 '18 at 14:39
Or with redirection : for f in *; do > "${f}.done"; done
– ctac_
Oct 1 '18 at 14:39
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