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--- ubuntu:file:rename_multiple_files [2022/03/26 11:40] – peter
+++ ubuntu:file:rename_multiple_files [2022/06/13 11:32] (current) – removed peter
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-====== Ubuntu - File - Rename multiple files ======
-===== Add an extension =====
-<code bash>
-ls
-file1 file2 file3
-</code>
-Add the extension ".txt"
-<code bash>
-for F in $(ls);do mv $F $F.txt;done
-</code>
-Check the result:
-<code bash>
-ls
-file1.rm file2.rm file3.rm
-</code>
-----
-===== Change the extension =====
-Change the extension from ".txt" to ".mp3":
-<code bash>
-for F in $(ls);do mv $F $(echo $F|sed -e 's,\.rm,,').mp3 ;done
-</code>
-Check the result:
-<code bash>
-ls
-file1.mp3 file2.mp3 file3.mp3
-</code>
-----
-===== Remove the extension =====
-<code bash>
-for F in $(ls);do mv $F $(echo $F|sed -e 's,\.mp3,,') ;done
-</code>
-Check the result:
-<code bash>
-ls
-file1 file2 file3
-</code>
-----
-===== Only use ASCII characters =====
-<code bash>
-find . -type f -exec bash -c 'for f do d=${f%/*} b=${f##*/} nb=${b//[^A-Za-z0-9._-]/_}; [[ $b = "$nb" ]] || mv "$f" "$d/$nb"; done' _ {} +
-</code>
-<WRAP info>
-**NOTE:**  To test, use
-<code bash>
-find . -type d -exec bash -c 'for f do d=${f%/*} b=${f##*/} nb=${b//[^A-Za-z0-9._-]/_}; [[ $b = "$nb" ]] || echo mv "$f" "$d/$nb"; done' _ {} +
-</code>
-  * NOTE the **echo** statement included, which just prints out the command that will be run.
-    * To actually do the move action, just remove the **echo** part.
-</WRAP>
-<WRAP info>
-**NOTE:**  For directories use
-<code bash>
-find . -type d -exec bash -c 'for f do d=${f%/*} b=${f##*/} nb=${b//[^A-Za-z0-9._-]/_}; [[ $b = "$nb" ]] || mv "$f" "$d/$nb"; done' _ {} +
-</code>
-</WRAP>