Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 21:13:45 -0500 From: "Charles Howse" <chowse@charter.net> To: <till@score.is.tsukuba.ac.jp>, "'Jonas'" <jonas@netwood.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: How do I change the extensions on a slew of files Message-ID: <000001c3728a$2bdb9510$04fea8c0@moe> In-Reply-To: <20030904020628.GE50130@plewe.is.tsukuba.ac.jp>
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> > Hello Know-It-Alls, > > > > If I have a directory with a whole slew of files with the same file > > extension, for example: > > > > 1-1-1.inc > > 1-1-2.inc > > 1-1-3.inc > > etc. > > > > What command can I use to change the file extension - but > keep the file > > name the same - in one swell swoop? The equivalent command > in Windows > > would be: > > > > C:\>ren *.inc *.htm > > > > The shortest answer is probably: > > portinstall mmv; mmv "*.inc" =1.htm Another option might be: # Ls <directory with files you need to change extensions> | > while read file ; do > mv $file.inc $file.htm > done <press Enter> #help
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