RE: using convert to batch convert

[GARGIULO Eduardo INGDESI]

> > Wow! I've been using Linux for a year, and even from the first week
> > I have been trying (without success) to figure out how to do exactly
> > that (ren *.doc *.txt). 

try ren doc txt

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#!/bin/bash
# ren

oldextension=$1

echo Old extension: ${1:?missing old extension argument}

newextension=$2

echo New extension: ${2:?missing new extension argument}

for i in `ls -1 *.$oldextension`
do
        filename=${i%.*}        

        echo moving $i to ${filename}.$newextension

        mv $i ${filename}.$newextension
done
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--ejg:wq!