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Rostfrei 07-11-2006 03:45 AM
How to rename multiple files?
 
How do I rename multiple files? For example all files ending with *.txt.link to *.txt?

Code:
book1.txt.link
book2.txt.link

mv *.txt.link *.txt (does not work !)

book1.txt
book2.txt
Regards,

jschiwal 07-11-2006 03:53 AM
for file in *.txt.link; do
mv $file ${file%.link}
done

If the filenames might contain whitespace, then enclose them in double quotes.

zeitounator 07-11-2006 03:54 AM
see 'man rename'. Quick example:
Code:
[clavel@home test]$ ls
bla.txt.link  blo.txt.link

[clavel@home test]$ rename 'txt.link' 'txt' *.txt.link

[clavel@home test]$ ls
bla.txt  blo.txt

Rostfrei 07-11-2006 06:06 AM
Thank you both! It was very helpful to me.

Regards,


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