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[Alexandr Malusek <Alexandr.Malusek@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Eddie Howson <eddie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I tried using your script and it worked perfectly.  If I may impose on you 
> further, how can I make this script work recursively so that it functions on 
> any subdirectory, while ensuring that it does not enter directories above the 
> one that it is started in?

Try

find . -type f -printf "'%p'\n'%h/%u_%f'\n" | xargs -n 2 echo

and if the output is OK then replace echo with mv. It may not work for
files containing apostrophes (and perhaps some other unusual
characters) in their names.

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