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Created December 28, 2017 21:23
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#!/bin/bash
# this is run within the directory from which the script is executed and relies upon the csv file titled 'index.csv'
# note in the oldname to newname process, bash on mac introduces /r (carriage return) chacters within the csv,
# therefore a step variable is added that overcomes the rename issue
while read line
do
oldName=${line%,*}
step=${line#*,}
newName=${step%$'\r'}
mv "$oldName" "$newName"
done <"index.csv"
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This provides an example of the index template used within the renaming bash gist.

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