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bash script to swap two files around
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| #!/usr/bin/bash | |
| if [[ "$#" != "2" ]]; then echo "Usage: swapfile <file1> <file2>"; exit 1; fi | |
| f1="$1" | |
| f2="$2" | |
| if [[ ! -e "$f1" ]]; then echo "File not found: $f1"; exit 1; fi | |
| if [[ ! -e "$f2" ]]; then echo "File not found: $f2"; exit 1; fi | |
| while [[ "$f1" == */ ]]; do f1="${f1%\/}"; done | |
| while [[ "$f2" == */ ]]; do f2="${f2%\/}"; done | |
| echo "Swapping $f1 and $f2" | |
| IDTEMP="$(uuidgen|tr -d '-')" | |
| mv -v "$f1" "$f1$IDTEMP" && mv -v "$f2" "$f1" && mv -v "$f1$IDTEMP" "$f2" |
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