Grep and mv

From: WCB (wbarwell_at_Mungggedd.mylinuxisp.com)
Date: 07/12/05 

Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:31:39 -0500

I have a whole bunch of files.
Using csplit I have managed to cut up a bunch
of files into more useful smaller files, now named
xx01 - xxN.

Using grep -m 1 HEADER* XX01 > filename, I can get
a certain line, such as HEADER 6-15-04 which I can copy to filename.

I have been trying to use mv XX01 to use the filename
contents as a name to mv that file to, but I don't seem
to be able to find the way to do that.

I am trying to set up a batch program to grep -m 1 * . filename,
mv * contents of filename to rename all all these xx* files
to the extracted HEADER+date name.

Being no expert at Bash, I am stuck at getting mv to use
the contents of filename as the file's new name.

What do I need to know?
many thanks. 

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