I want to do the following.
1. have a directory full of subdirectory
2. Pick the first file from every sub and copy that to the main directory and also rename that file to the same name as the subdirectory's name
3. need to work in commandline best is a simple script.
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Anyone have any ideas what he's talking about? Can I copy a file and rename it at the same time while copying it to the same exact directory again? Now sure what the two lines things means either. I have an email out to him but it usually takes a long time for him to answer me. I got alot of work to do so everytime I get hung up it kills me.
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[Code]...
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Quote:
Traceback (most recent call last):
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File "src/bp.py", line 20, in <module>
File "src/bp_cli.py", line 21, in <module>
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