Re: renaming files

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On 01-03-2012 23:13, pete wrote:
> Hi folks 
> 
> Bit sort of off topic but hopefully ok 
> 
> I have some 350 picture files  with names  along the lines of
> "IMG_7127 EOS-1D Mark III copy.jpg"    i would like to rename them all
> to more like "IMG_7127.jpg"  i have tried a few times tonight and cant
> get my head around it anyone got a script that can do it 
> 
> Thanks    Pete .
> 
> 

Assuming you don't mind bash scripts, maybe something like:

IF=$'\n?
for file in *.jpg
do
mv "$file" "$(echo $file | cut -f1 -d\ )".jpg
done

-- 
Mauro Santos


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