Re: rename help under Linux
  By: Sean Dennis to All on Thu Dec 19 2024 10:42 pm

 > Hello everybody!
 >
 > I am trying to find a way under Linux to take files of various names and
 > extentions in a single directory to sequential filenames and not change the
 > extensions.
 >
 > After some research on the interwebz, part of the script is functioning:
 >
 > === Cut ===
 > ## Rename files
 > cd ./pics
 > for i in *.*; do
 >   new=$(printf "%04d.*" "${a}" #04 pad to length of 4
 >   mv -i -- "$i" "$new"
 >   ((a++))
 > done

Quick one in ksh, try it for filenames that have no special characters and a
single extension (ie no .tar.gz)

i=0
for file in *; do
        extension=`echo "$file" | cut -d . -f 2`
        mv "$file" $i.$extension
        eval let i++
done


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