Change file extension

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi Guys,

i am trying to redirect a file wherein i need to change the extension of the file from .sh to .tmp, but getting an error

a=test.txt

sh test.txt > path/$(basename "$a" .sh).tmp

i need 
test.tmp

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Guys it worked for me

2

You say you're trying to change .sh in test.txt to .tmp ??? But there is no .sh in test.txt . Do you want to change .txt to .tmp ? Or, did you intend to set a=test.sh instead of test.txt ?

3

Yes you are correct its .txt to .tmp

4

Using variable substitution, you can do this in ksh/bash:-

a=test.txt
b="${a%.txt}.tmp"        # Removes the .txt then appends .tmp

sh test.txt > path/$b

As an alternate, could you do this?:-

a=test

sh $a.txt > path/$a.tmp

Robin