simple batch renaming...45-*.php to 46-*.php

bcamp1973 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-31-2006

in Bash i'm trying to rename directories full of files. the file name pretty much stays the same except for the numerical prefix which will be the same for all files. so, i want to rename these...

45-body.php
45-header.php
45-footer.php
etc.

to...

46-body.php
46-header.php
46-footer.php
etc.

i tried using mv 45-*.php 46-*.php and of course that didn't work. i should be able to do this without writing a complete script right?

Glenn Arndt · #2 (**permalink**) 10-31-2006

Don't know if this will work in bash, but it will work in ksh.

Code:

for file in 45-*.php
 do
  mv $file 46-${file#*-}
done

Corona688 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-01-2006

If you have the 'mmv' tool installed, it can do things like

Code:

mmv '45-*.php' '46-#1.php'

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