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Old 02-20-2018
Using rename

Renaming files using rename on the following files

Code:
rename 's/.99999/.99999.sac.pzs/g' *.99999

Code:
sac_pzs_iv_esml_hhz__2013.074.10.18.23.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_favr_hhe__2010.187.00.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_favr_hhn__2010.187.00.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_favr_hhz__2010.187.00.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_galf_hhe__2006.300.12.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_galf_hhn__2006.300.12.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_galf_hhz__2006.300.12.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_gib_hhe__2009.273.13.18.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_gib_hhn__2009.273.13.18.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_gib_hhz__2009.273.13.18.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_haga_hhe__2006.111.00.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_haga_hhn__2006.111.00.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_haga_hhz__2006.111.00.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_havl_hhe__2005.131.00.00.00.0000_2017.252.14.20.60.99999
sac_pzs_iv_havl_hhn__2005.131.00.00.00.0000_2017.252.14.20.60.99999
sac_pzs_iv_havl_hhz__2005.131.00.00.00.0000_2017.252.14.20.60.99999
sac_pzs_iv_hlni_hhe__2009.058.16.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_hlni_hhn__2009.058.16.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_hlni_hhz__2009.058.16.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_hmdc_hhe__2005.131.00.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999
sac_pzs_iv_hmdc_hhn__2005.131.00.00.00.0000_2599.365.23.59.59.99999

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Last edited by kristinu; 02-20-2018 at 03:03 PM..
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Old 02-20-2018
Quote:
Originally Posted by kristinu
Renaming files using rename on the following files

Code:
rename 'y/99999/99999.sac.pzs/' *.99999

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You are using the y command the wrong way. man rename:
Quote:
To translate uppercase names to lower, you'd use

rename 'y/A-Z/a-z/' *

Last edited by RudiC; 02-20-2018 at 03:23 PM..
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