Batch Renaming multiple files with different extensions Linux Script?
Note: If there's file1.doc in variable i, expression ${i##*.} extracts extension i.e. doc in this case.
One line solution:
for i in file1.*; do mv "$i" "file2.${i##*.}"; doneScript:
#!/bin/sh# first argument - basename of files to be moved# second arguments - basename of destination filesif [ $# -ne 2 ]; then echo "Two arguments required." exit;fifor i in $1.*; do if [ -e "$i" ]; then mv "$i" "$2.${i##*.}" echo "$i to $2.${i##*.}"; fidone
The util-linux-ng package (most of linux flavours have it installed by default) has the command 'rename'. See man rename for use instructions. Using it your task can be done simply as that
rename file1 file2 file1.*
To handle input files whose basenames contain special characters, I would modify plesiv's script to the following:
if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then echo "Two arguments required." exit;fifor i in "$1".*; do if [ -e "$i" ]; then mv "$i" "$2.${i##*.}" echo "$i to $2.${i##*.}"; fidoneNote the extra quotes around $1.