Re: changing multiple filenames

From: Sybren Stüvel (sybrenUSE_at_YOURimagination.thirdtower.com)
Date: 11/27/03 

Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 17:05:44 +0100

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 06:50:18 -0800, waa wrote:

> I want to change multiple filenames in a dir. I have ABD.FOR ACD.FOR ...
> in a dir. Now I want change the names o abd.for acd.for ... in the same
> dir.

for file in *; do mv $file `echo $file | tr A-Z a-z`; done

Good luck with it
Sybren 

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