Changing a multiple file extension using single line command
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I have some files whose names contain multiple extensions:
$ ls -r
File1_345.R.12345
File1_3.234.R.6789
File1_2345.R.2345
File1_12345.R.12345
$
I want to rename them
to remove all the existing extensions and replace them with .txt.ÂÂ
Output should be below:
$ ls -r
File1_345.txt
File1_3.txt
File1_2345.txt
File1_12345.txt
Is it possible to use find and xargs command?
find filenames xargs mv
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
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asked Aug 13 at 20:23
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I have some files whose names contain multiple extensions:
$ ls -r
File1_345.R.12345
File1_3.234.R.6789
File1_2345.R.2345
File1_12345.R.12345
$
I want to rename them
to remove all the existing extensions and replace them with .txt.ÂÂ
Output should be below:
$ ls -r
File1_345.txt
File1_3.txt
File1_2345.txt
File1_12345.txt
Is it possible to use find and xargs command?
find filenames xargs mv
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
32.6k849110
asked Aug 13 at 20:23
Aashish Raj
3516
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What happens in the situation of another file namedFile1_2345.R.1234? Why does the command need to be on a single line?
– Jeff Schaller
Aug 14 at 1:00
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1
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up vote
1
down vote
favorite
I have some files whose names contain multiple extensions:
$ ls -r
File1_345.R.12345
File1_3.234.R.6789
File1_2345.R.2345
File1_12345.R.12345
$
I want to rename them
to remove all the existing extensions and replace them with .txt.ÂÂ
Output should be below:
$ ls -r
File1_345.txt
File1_3.txt
File1_2345.txt
File1_12345.txt
Is it possible to use find and xargs command?
find filenames xargs mv
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
32.6k849110
asked Aug 13 at 20:23
Aashish Raj
3516
I have some files whose names contain multiple extensions:
$ ls -r
File1_345.R.12345
File1_3.234.R.6789
File1_2345.R.2345
File1_12345.R.12345
$
I want to rename them
to remove all the existing extensions and replace them with .txt.ÂÂ
Output should be below:
$ ls -r
File1_345.txt
File1_3.txt
File1_2345.txt
File1_12345.txt
Is it possible to use find and xargs command?
find filenames xargs mv
find filenames xargs mv
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
32.6k849110
asked Aug 13 at 20:23
Aashish Raj
3516
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
32.6k849110
asked Aug 13 at 20:23
Aashish Raj
3516
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
32.6k849110
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
32.6k849110
edited 2 days ago
Jeff Schaller
32.6k849110
32.6k849110
asked Aug 13 at 20:23
Aashish Raj
3516
asked Aug 13 at 20:23
Aashish Raj
3516
asked Aug 13 at 20:23
Aashish Raj
3516
3516
1
What happens in the situation of another file namedFile1_2345.R.1234? Why does the command need to be on a single line?
– Jeff Schaller
Aug 14 at 1:00
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What happens in the situation of another file namedFile1_2345.R.1234? Why does the command need to be on a single line?
– Jeff Schaller
Aug 14 at 1:00
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What happens in the situation of another file named
File1_2345.R.1234? Why does the command need to be on a single line?– Jeff Schaller
Aug 14 at 1:00
What happens in the situation of another file named
File1_2345.R.1234? Why does the command need to be on a single line?– Jeff Schaller
Aug 14 at 1:00
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If you want to remove all extensions (everything after the first dot)
from each filename, do
$ for f in *
do
mv -- "$f" "$f%%.*.txt"
done
Of course, if you really want to do this in one line,
just collapse the above to
$ for f in *; do mv -- "$f" "$f%%.*.txt"; done
answered Aug 13 at 21:20
G-Man
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You can do it with GNU Parallel:
find ... | parallel mv '=s/..*//='.txt
answered Aug 14 at 21:50
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2 Answers
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active
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active
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If you want to remove all extensions (everything after the first dot)
from each filename, do
$ for f in *
do
mv -- "$f" "$f%%.*.txt"
done
Of course, if you really want to do this in one line,
just collapse the above to
$ for f in *; do mv -- "$f" "$f%%.*.txt"; done
answered Aug 13 at 21:20
G-Man
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up vote
7
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If you want to remove all extensions (everything after the first dot)
from each filename, do
$ for f in *
do
mv -- "$f" "$f%%.*.txt"
done
Of course, if you really want to do this in one line,
just collapse the above to
$ for f in *; do mv -- "$f" "$f%%.*.txt"; done
answered Aug 13 at 21:20
G-Man
11.7k92658
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
up vote
7
down vote
If you want to remove all extensions (everything after the first dot)
from each filename, do
$ for f in *
do
mv -- "$f" "$f%%.*.txt"
done
Of course, if you really want to do this in one line,
just collapse the above to
$ for f in *; do mv -- "$f" "$f%%.*.txt"; done
answered Aug 13 at 21:20
G-Man
11.7k92658
If you want to remove all extensions (everything after the first dot)
from each filename, do
$ for f in *
do
mv -- "$f" "$f%%.*.txt"
done
Of course, if you really want to do this in one line,
just collapse the above to
$ for f in *; do mv -- "$f" "$f%%.*.txt"; done
answered Aug 13 at 21:20
G-Man
11.7k92658
edited 2 days ago
answered Aug 13 at 21:20
G-Man
11.7k92658
answered Aug 13 at 21:20
G-Man
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answered Aug 13 at 21:20
G-Man
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11.7k92658
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You can do it with GNU Parallel:
find ... | parallel mv '=s/..*//='.txt
answered Aug 14 at 21:50
Ole Tange
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up vote
1
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You can do it with GNU Parallel:
find ... | parallel mv '=s/..*//='.txt
answered Aug 14 at 21:50
Ole Tange
11.4k1344103
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
You can do it with GNU Parallel:
find ... | parallel mv '=s/..*//='.txt
answered Aug 14 at 21:50
Ole Tange
11.4k1344103
You can do it with GNU Parallel:
find ... | parallel mv '=s/..*//='.txt
answered Aug 14 at 21:50
Ole Tange
11.4k1344103
answered Aug 14 at 21:50
Ole Tange
11.4k1344103
answered Aug 14 at 21:50
Ole Tange
11.4k1344103
answered Aug 14 at 21:50
Ole Tange
11.4k1344103
11.4k1344103
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What happens in the situation of another file named
File1_2345.R.1234? Why does the command need to be on a single line?– Jeff Schaller
Aug 14 at 1:00