You are on the right track. try this: #!/bin/bash for f in *; do newname=`echo $f|tr a-z A-Z:` mv $f $newname done Naturally, you will need the proper permissions to rename the files. On Saturday 01 November 2003 12:06 pm, RedHat wrote: Hello. I am looking for a way to permanently change the contents of a directory from lowercase to uppercase. If I input the command: echo *.* | tr a-z A-Z it outputs a list of the files in uppercase but doesn't actually change them. Can anybody help out? Thanks -- rm -rf /bin/laden Do it now and often! -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
