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robotech ... robotech ...
 
June 12, 2009 09:21 PM

In Linux, how can I add the .html suffix to fifty different files at once?

I have a bunch of files that I used wget to download from a wiki. The problem is that when they downloaded, they downloaded without a .html suffix. i.e. "After_Hours" instead of "After_Hours.html".

How can I add the .html suffix to all these files at once? I tried "rename * *.html" but it gave me "Bareword "After_Hours" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at (eval 1) line 1." and stopped.
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dholowiski dholowiski
 
June 13, 2009 04:28 AM
Try this:
mv * *.html
that's - mv for the 'move' command, then a space, then * for everything, then another space, then *.html to add the .html extension.
Should work but make sure you have a backup of the files first, you never know...

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wdawe wdawe
 
June 13, 2009 07:13 AM - Fact Refuted
Doesn't work, gives a mv: target '``'*.html` is not a directory

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wdawe wdawe
 
June 13, 2009 07:15 AM
use this command
for i in * ; do mv $i $i.html ; done
Source(s):
> 20 years of shell programming


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finchelyco... finchelyco...
 
June 24, 2009 04:52 AM
The for command in the shell is a great one to learn even though it doesn't look pretty. Once you know it, it comes in handy for all sorts of little things like this.

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