Rename multiple files at once

Will H. Backman whb at ceimaine.org
Fri Dec 2 19:22:16 UTC 2005


Bash scripts are your friend!
Off the top of my head, so may be a little wrong.
Starts with something like:


 c = 0
 for i in *.jpg
  do
    c++
    mv i c.jpg
  done


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-users-
> bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Wade Smart
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 2:13 PM
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Rename multiple files at once
> 
> 12022005 1312 GMT-5
> 
> I have a odd situation where I have to rename 130 picture files from a
> random number to 1.jpg, 2.jpg, etc. Is there anyway to automate that?
> Quickly!
> 
> Wade
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