bash - rename files in a loop

turki_00 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-31-11, 11:41

Hi,
I need to rename the resulted searched files from a loop

I have the following code:

find . -name DOC* | while read i
do
find $i -type f -name '*.txt'
done

basically, I am searching for all txt files inside any folder starting with DOC name.
this code is working fine with me.
I need to rename those .txt files to .txtOLD

OS: Ubuntu 10.4
Bash shell

how can i do that , appreciate your help
Thank you,

kitaman · #2 (**permalink**) 03-31-11, 12:39

Code:

find $i -type f -name '*.txt' -exec mv {} {}OLD \;

If there is a large number of files, consider using the -xargs option instead of -exec
Or the long way, which gives you a chance to check that you have the right list.

Code:

find . -name DOC* | while read i
do
find $i -type f -name '*.txt' >list
done 
OLD=OLD
while read $i
do
mv $i $i$OLD
done <list

stolze · #3 (**permalink**) 04-01-11, 02:10

You could also use the "mmv" tool if that is available on your system. Untested:

Code:

mmv ";DOC*;*.txt" "#1DOC#2#3#4.txtOLD"

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