On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 02:37:07PM +0200, Pieter Verberne wrote: > How do I rename multiple files at once?
This is a function of your shell, not mv. See ksh(1), zsh(1), etc... Alternatively, you could write a simple script/function to address the same problem: for FILE in *jpg; do NEW=$(echo $FILE | sed -e 's/\.jpg$/_thumb.jpg/') mv "${FILE}" "${NEW}" done -- o--------------------------{ Will Maier }--------------------------o | web:.......http://www.lfod.us/ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | *------------------[ BSD Unix: Live Free or Die ]------------------*