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From: hmmm <hmmm@alaska.net>
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Subject: multiple files
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how can i rename multiple files w/o doing it 1-by-1?

ie,

abc.tar.gz > abc.tgz
def.tar.gz > def.tgz
hij.tar.gz > hij.tgz

??? (sh shell)

i wish this would work -> mv *.tar.gz *.tgz -> but it don't!