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Hi Mr.Noodle,

I need your help to do a simple task.

Example Filename
Teste - v1.pdf

When I add a tag "New Version" to this file I would like to create a copy of this file and rename to Teste - v2.pdf.

I need a more elegant solution.

Currently, I implemented this with 2 rules:

1st rule
run a shell cp "$1" "$1-HazelOldVersion"
rename using Hazel to the new version

2nd rule
file contains -HazelOldVersion
rename using Hazel taking out this "-HazelOldVersion"

Problem of the current solution is during the process the old file lost extension (.pdf became pdf-HazelOldVersion). Besides, its a not coordinate action. A new version is created and later - sometimes, really later - the old version file name is restored.


As I said, I need a better and more elegant solution.

Thanks in advance for your help and support.

Are you renaming the copy or the original? Also, is there a reason why you have this split up into two rules instead of one?

That's the point!!!

I've been trying to do it in one single rule. I tried different approaches with no success.

Use Case
File - v1.txt when I add to this file a tag "New Version"
I want to duplicate file in the same folder to keep the version history and then rename the file to File - v2.txt.

I need your help!

Thanks!

Hazel's built-in copy action works such that subsequent actions operate on the copy. Instead of renaming it with a tag that you will remove anyways, why not copy the file to its destination without renaming it? Maybe you need to fill in more details on the workflow here.

Hi,
Point is Hazel Copy action always ask to a destination folder. I want to copy to the same folder - not a different folder.
If Hazel copy action allows me to create a copy at the same folder. it'll be very simple.
So, I decided to use a shell script with a cp command to create a new version of the file. I just don't know how to handle the filename string substitution to get a new version file. For example: cp "$1" <<I need help here to add 1 to the number after "-v" filename string>>
Considering $1 is /User/My Folder/File -v1-0.pdf"

Shellscript command ==> cp "$1" <<I need help here to handle filename string to get the new version "/User/MyFolder/File -v2-0.pdf">>

Can you help me here?

Thanks in advance for your help and support.

Best.

This is a bit outside of Hazel support. I suggest looking up more shell scripting specific places for help. I don't know the syntax off-hand but you can grab the separate parts of the path (the directory, the name and extension) so that you can re-combine them, adding the extra number.