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Rename all *.gif files in a directory (prefix) (See related posts)

// My mind always seems to draw a blank when I want to do this sort of thing, so here's a concise little self-reminder

for file in $(echo *.gif); do mv ${file} prefix.${file}; done
to linux files bash shell loops by logankoester on Tue Jul 17 23:52:08 -0400 2007

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toruvinn posts on Aug 28, 2007 at 19:47
I believe there's an even easier way to accomplish this:
for i in *.gif; do mv -i "$i" "prefix.$i"; done
This should work for every file name (even with spaces). Also, I really suggest using -i there. ;-)


Also, the `rename' command might come in handy (not necessarily for adding prefixes, though) when renaming huge amounts of files.

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