basename counterpart?

glass · 08-23-2002, 11:06 PM

Howdy,
I'm trying to change a relatively large group of files' extensions. I can remove the current extensions with basename I think, but I need a counterpart to add the correct extension.
-Eric

Hko · 08-24-2002, 06:11 AM

One way to do this:

Change to the directory where your to-be-renamed files are, and enter (in bash):

Code:

OLDEXT="cc"
NEWEXT="cpp"
for i in *.$OLDEXT ; do mv "$i" "${i%.*}.$NEWEXT" ; done

Where you should change the extensions ("cc" and "cpp") to your own needs of course.