How to rename multiple files?

Rostfrei · 07-11-2006, 03:45 AM

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,