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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # This script can copy or move files from one folder to another, | |
| # removing special characters in file names that can cause file system | |
| # inconsistencies | |
| # HOW TO USE: | |
| # 1. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing the script file. | |
| # 2. Make the script executable by running the following command: | |
| # -> chmod +x bkpfiles.sh | |
| # 3. Run the script with the source directory and destination directory as arguments: | |
| # -> ./bkpfiles.sh /path/to/source/directory /path/to/destination/directory | |
| src_dir=$1 | |
| dest_dir=$2 | |
| # Create destination directory if it doesn't exist | |
| mkdir -p "$dest_dir" | |
| # Iterate over each file in the source directory | |
| for file in "$src_dir"/*; do | |
| # Remove special characters from the filename | |
| filename=$(basename "$file" | tr -cd '[:alnum:] ._-') | |
| # Copy the file to the destination directory with the sanitized filename | |
| cp "$file" "$dest_dir/$filename" | |
| # Or you can move all files to the destination directory with this command: | |
| # mv "$file" "$dest_dir/$filename" | |
| done |
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