How to rename multiple folders in 1 go?
 

Hello,

I am using RHEL 5.7 [64bit]
I want to rename several folders which resides under 1 parent folder.

Folders as follows:

i) Maintenance-1-1_root
ii) Management-1_root

Goal: Need to remove '-1_root' suffix from all folders.

Can some1 give exact syntax to perform this task?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Amey.

have you checked the command rename?

Yes. But have a look here instead:
https://is.gd/eXJAXN

Try it out yourself first. If it doesn't work, get back and tell us why.

Best regards,
HMW

Yes I did Google but as the server is in production env, I thought of getting advice of scripting experts out here specific to RHEL :)

Ok. Check out this directory:

Now I run my script (rename_dir.sh)
I did not use rename, but basename, also I used a for loop and globbing.

Give it a try!

Best regards,
HMW

Edit: You don't HAVE to write a script. But I prefer it that way. You can do it all on the command line but I prefer a script due to better readability.

see man rename and check the first example http://man.he.net/man1/rename