Multiple Files Renaming with space - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

radoulov · #4 (**permalink**) 09-21-2007

With the Z-Shell:

Code:

zsh 4.3.4% touch Test\ Fish#10125#STAR.txt Test\ Fish#52134#MOON.txt Test\ Fish#32598#CLOUD.txt Test\ Fish#66789#STORM.txt
zsh 4.3.4% autoload -U zmv                                                                                                
zsh 4.3.4% zmv  '*' '${f// /}'                                                                                            
zsh 4.3.4% ls
TestFish#10125#STAR.txt  TestFish#32598#CLOUD.txt  TestFish#52134#MOON.txt  TestFish#66789#STORM.txt
zsh 4.3.4% zmv  '*' '$f:r_encrypted.txt'                                                                                 
zsh 4.3.4% ls
TestFish#10125#STAR_encrypted.txt   TestFish#52134#MOON_encrypted.txt
TestFish#32598#CLOUD_encrypted.txt  TestFish#66789#STORM_encrypted.txt
zsh 4.3.4% zmv  '*' '${f//_encrypted/}' 
zsh 4.3.4% ls
TestFish#10125#STAR.txt  TestFish#32598#CLOUD.txt  TestFish#52134#MOON.txt  TestFish#66789#STORM.txt