#!/bin/bash
# Desc: Zero-pad working dir files with initial digits for sorting
# Usage: zeropad.sh
-# Version: 0.0.1
+# Version: 0.0.4
-# Find the maximum number of leading digits in the filenames of working dir
-max_digits=$(ls -1 * | sed 's/[^0-9].*//' | awk '{ if(length > L) L=length } END { print L }');
-declare -p max_digits;
+list_files() {
+ # Desc: Lists working directory file basenames
+ # Usage: list_files
+ # Input: none
+ # Output: stdout a line-delimited list of file names
+ find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f -exec basename '{}' \; ;
+}; # list pwd file basenames
+main () {
+ # Find the maximum number of leading digits in the filenames of working dir
+ max_digits="$(list_files | sed -e 's/[^0-9].*//' | awk '{ if(length > L) L=length } END { print L }')";
+ # declare -p max_digits; # debug
-# Loop over the files and rename them
-for file in *; do
- # Extract the leading digits
- digits=$(echo "$file" | sed 's/\([0-9]*\).*/\1/');
- # Zero-pad the digits
- padded_digits=$(printf "%0${max_digits}d" "$digits");
- # Construct the new filename
- new_file="${padded_digits}${file#${digits}}";
- # Rename the file
- mv -n "$file" "$new_file"
- # declare -p file new_file; # debug
-done;
+ # Loop over the files and rename them
+ while read -r file; do
+ re='^[0-9]+';
+ if [[ ! "$file" =~ $re ]]; then continue; fi;
+ # Extract the leading digits
+ digits="$(echo "$file" | sed 's/\([0-9]*\).*/\1/')";
+ # Zero-pad the digits
+ padded_digits="$(printf "%0${max_digits}d" "$digits")";
+ # Construct the new filename
+ new_file="${padded_digits}${file#${digits}}";
+ # Rename the file
+ mv -n "$file" "$new_file"
+ # declare -p file new_file; # debug
+ done < <(list_files);
+}; # main program
+main "$@";
+
+# Author: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval
+# License: GPLv3+