[GRLUG] need some script help

[Don Ellis]

A Google search for <linux rename multiple files> yielded a number of
helpful pages; this one specifically addressed spaces in file names:

    http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/renaming-multiple-files-at-a-shell-prompt.html

A combination of the results could be extremely helpful, as each one
addresses slight variations on the theme.

I especially looked up the rename command on the Mac - optional,
available as a brew formula.

--Don Ellis


On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Jonathan Jesse <jjesse at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah most of them have space in them so would either one work?
>
> Thanks for the quick response guys :)
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 1:08 AM, Dave Chiodo <megadave at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Gotta be wary of filenames with spaces though.
>>
>> For instance, if files were
>>
>> Movie1.mp4
>> Long Movie.mp4
>>
>> A for-loop on that could easily end up doing:
>>
>> mv Movie1.mp4 Movie1.avi
>> mv Long Long
>> mv Movie.mp4 Movie.avi
>>
>> Also gotta watch for .mp4 vs .MP4 - windows f/s are not case
>> sensitive, but *nix are.

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