12-05-2010
Bash script to rename all files within a folder...
Hi.
I don't have any experience with making scripts in bash. I need a simple script to rename all files in a folder to the format file1.avi, file2.avi, file3.avi, and so on.....
Please note that the original files have different filenames and different extensions. But they all need to be renamed into the above format.....
Thank you!
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cfourcc
cfourcc(1) User Commands cfourcc(1)
NAME
cfourcc - tool for changing FourCC in Microsoft RIFF AVI files
SYNOPSIS
cfourcc [-i] <file.avi>
cfourcc -u <CODE> <file.avi>
OPTIONS
-h Show summary of options.
-d CODE
Sets FOURCC codec decription string.
-f Force changing FOURCC on unsupported file
-i Display FOURCC information (default).
-u CODE
Set FOURCC codec.
None.
DESCRIPTION
Program identifies the codec used in AVI files (*.avi) and allows the user to change the FourCC description code (like fourcc-changer in
Windows). Useful for people working with Microsoft AVI file. A Linux clone of AviC fourcc changer tool.
EXAMPLES
Note that you only need to change the -u codec field most of the time and not touch the -d description:
cfourcc -u DIVX -d DIVX file.avi
ENVIRONMENT
None.
FILES
None.
SEE ALSO
ffmpeg(1) mplayer(1)
AUTHORS
cfourcc was written by Mohammad Hafiz bin Ismail aka "mypapit" <info@mypapit.net>.
This manual page was written by Jarno Elonen <elonen@debian.org>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others). Updated by Jari Aalto
<jari.aalto@cante.net>. Released under license GNU GPL v2 or (at your option) any later version. For more information about license, visit
<http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>.
cfourcc 2012-04-02 cfourcc(1)