Re: [cobalt-users] mv command

[jens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jens Kristian Søgaard)]

Theodore Jones <theoj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> This is a real basic question I know, but how can I move or rename a bunch of
> files with one suffix extension to another set of the same files with a
> different suffix?
> It seemed like I used to be able to say at a command prompt:
>     mv *.html *.php3

You can't really do this, with a normal mv command (for obvious
reasons). Instead you should probably install the mmv command.

(either that, or write a small shell-script or perlscript to do the
task)


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