How to swap order of extensions of matching files?

Asked Jul 06 '18 at 18:44

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I am merging two folders with the following command:

rsync -a --checksum --backup --suffix=.merge-bkup src/ dst/

The idea is that if a file exists in both folders, both versions are preserved.

However, I am doing this on an operating system with a UI that uses extensions to associate files with applications. So while it may technically preserve both "My File.txt" and "My File.txt.merge-bkup" the latter file will not be useful to many users since it can no longer be opened automatically in the right application.

Can I use find to somehow take every file named "My File.txt.merge-bkup" and rename it to "My File (Backup).txt"? Even better would be to end up with "My File (Backup N).txt" if "My File (Backup).txt" already exists but I suspect that might be a stretch.

edited Jul 06 '18 at 18:48

Jeff Schaller

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asked Jul 06 '18 at 18:44

natevw

Is "My File.txt" an example of a file, or should the answer address specifically that one filename? – Jeff Schaller Jul 06 '18 at 18:46
What Operating System is this? (that affects the tools available) – Jeff Schaller Jul 06 '18 at 18:46
This is macOS. "My File.txt" is simply an example, I already know how to mv My\ File.txt.bkup My\ File\ Backup.txt ;-) – natevw Jul 06 '18 at 18:48
Just trying to get the Question's wording right, so that answers solve the right problem! – Jeff Schaller Jul 06 '18 at 18:48
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You might also be interested in using the --backup-dir option of rsync to ask it to preserve the original file names, but move them to a different directory. – Lucy Maya Menon Jul 07 '18 at 19:01

How to swap order of extensions of matching files?

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