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I have a directory containing bunch of .txt files , I need a command to rename these files by one command , so their name will be : file1.txt , file2.txt, file3.txt , etc .

Any Help ?

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  the script should be executed in terminal , but you can write your script .
  
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I have a directory containing bunch of .txt files , I need a command to rename these files by one command , so their name will be : file1.txt , file2.txt, file3.txt , etc .

Any Help ?

scripts gnome-terminal command-line

share|improve this question

edited Mar 9 '14 at 3:02

nux

asked Mar 8 '14 at 15:15

nuxnux

23k2996117

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  do you mind if it is a python script?
  
  – Stormvirux
  Mar 8 '14 at 15:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  the script should be executed in terminal , but you can write your script .
  
  – nux
  Mar 8 '14 at 15:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  for i in *.txt; do echo mv "$i" "file${i#file}"; done
  
  – Fakhri Zulkifli
  Mar 8 '14 at 15:23
  

  
  
  
  

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I have a directory containing bunch of .txt files , I need a command to rename these files by one command , so their name will be : file1.txt , file2.txt, file3.txt , etc .

Any Help ?

scripts gnome-terminal command-line

share|improve this question

edited Mar 9 '14 at 3:02

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You can use this in terminal to rename files as you wished,

j=1;for i in *.txt; do mv "$i" file"$j".txt; let j=j+1;done

It will do the job.

Explanation:

• Set a counter j, initially set it to 1


• Initiate a for loop and use a shell glob *.txt to obtain all txt files.


• for each file rename it using mv and increase the counter by 1.

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edited Mar 8 '14 at 15:48

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answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:22

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  can you explain your command ?
  
  – nux
  Mar 8 '14 at 15:24
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @nux see the edits and feel free to discuss if necessary.
  
  – souravc
  Mar 8 '14 at 15:29
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  ok thank you ,i will consider it as a right answer , i found a small script that satisfy my needs too .
  
  – nux
  Mar 8 '14 at 15:34
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

7

You can use the rename command, which is usually included in a default installation:

c=0 rename 's/.*/sprintf("file%05d.txt", ++$ENV{c})/e' *

Use the -n flag if you want to do a test first:

c=0 rename -n 's/.*/sprintf("file%05d.txt", ++$ENV{c})/e' *

The way this works is, for each argument, it executes the perl s/// expression, and performs the rename from the original to the replaced string. In the replacement string I use sprintf to format the name, where I use the environment variable c as the counter from 1.

In most cases you also may need leading "0" for each number, %05d does the trick, where 5 is number of digits.

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  Great example, should be a top answer. With %05d instead of %d you can add leading 0 to the name, with 5 digits.
  
  – Kostanos
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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2

The following command will also rename files incrementally :

cd (directory containing files )

Then run this script :

count=1

for i in *; do

    mv "${i}" file${count}.`echo "${i}" | awk -F. '{print $2}'`

    ((++count))



done 

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19

You can use this in terminal to rename files as you wished,

j=1;for i in *.txt; do mv "$i" file"$j".txt; let j=j+1;done

It will do the job.

Explanation:

• Set a counter j, initially set it to 1


• Initiate a for loop and use a shell glob *.txt to obtain all txt files.


• for each file rename it using mv and increase the counter by 1.

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 8 '14 at 15:48

Avinash Raj

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answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:22

souravcsouravc

27.4k1377107

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  can you explain your command ?
  
  – nux
  Mar 8 '14 at 15:24
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @nux see the edits and feel free to discuss if necessary.
  
  – souravc
  Mar 8 '14 at 15:29
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  ok thank you ,i will consider it as a right answer , i found a small script that satisfy my needs too .
  
  – nux
  Mar 8 '14 at 15:34
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

19

You can use this in terminal to rename files as you wished,

j=1;for i in *.txt; do mv "$i" file"$j".txt; let j=j+1;done

It will do the job.

Explanation:

• Set a counter j, initially set it to 1


• Initiate a for loop and use a shell glob *.txt to obtain all txt files.


• for each file rename it using mv and increase the counter by 1.

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 8 '14 at 15:48

Avinash Raj

52.4k41168219

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:22

souravcsouravc

27.4k1377107

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  can you explain your command ?
  
  – nux
  Mar 8 '14 at 15:24
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @nux see the edits and feel free to discuss if necessary.
  
  – souravc
  Mar 8 '14 at 15:29
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  ok thank you ,i will consider it as a right answer , i found a small script that satisfy my needs too .
  
  – nux
  Mar 8 '14 at 15:34
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

You can use this in terminal to rename files as you wished,

j=1;for i in *.txt; do mv "$i" file"$j".txt; let j=j+1;done

It will do the job.

Explanation:

• Set a counter j, initially set it to 1


• Initiate a for loop and use a shell glob *.txt to obtain all txt files.


• for each file rename it using mv and increase the counter by 1.

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 8 '14 at 15:48

Avinash Raj

52.4k41168219

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:22

souravcsouravc

27.4k1377107

j=1;for i in *.txt; do mv "$i" file"$j".txt; let j=j+1;done

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edited Mar 8 '14 at 15:48

Avinash Raj

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answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:22

souravcsouravc

27.4k1377107

edited Mar 8 '14 at 15:48

Avinash Raj

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edited Mar 8 '14 at 15:48

Avinash Raj

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answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:22

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answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:22

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7

You can use the rename command, which is usually included in a default installation:

c=0 rename 's/.*/sprintf("file%05d.txt", ++$ENV{c})/e' *

Use the -n flag if you want to do a test first:

c=0 rename -n 's/.*/sprintf("file%05d.txt", ++$ENV{c})/e' *

The way this works is, for each argument, it executes the perl s/// expression, and performs the rename from the original to the replaced string. In the replacement string I use sprintf to format the name, where I use the environment variable c as the counter from 1.

In most cases you also may need leading "0" for each number, %05d does the trick, where 5 is number of digits.

share|improve this answer

edited 15 mins ago

Kostanos

1,11711419

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:26

janosjanos

3,8561545

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Great example, should be a top answer. With %05d instead of %d you can add leading 0 to the name, with 5 digits.
  
  – Kostanos
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

7

You can use the rename command, which is usually included in a default installation:

c=0 rename 's/.*/sprintf("file%05d.txt", ++$ENV{c})/e' *

Use the -n flag if you want to do a test first:

c=0 rename -n 's/.*/sprintf("file%05d.txt", ++$ENV{c})/e' *

The way this works is, for each argument, it executes the perl s/// expression, and performs the rename from the original to the replaced string. In the replacement string I use sprintf to format the name, where I use the environment variable c as the counter from 1.

In most cases you also may need leading "0" for each number, %05d does the trick, where 5 is number of digits.

share|improve this answer

edited 15 mins ago

Kostanos

1,11711419

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:26

janosjanos

3,8561545

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Great example, should be a top answer. With %05d instead of %d you can add leading 0 to the name, with 5 digits.
  
  – Kostanos
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

You can use the rename command, which is usually included in a default installation:

c=0 rename 's/.*/sprintf("file%05d.txt", ++$ENV{c})/e' *

Use the -n flag if you want to do a test first:

c=0 rename -n 's/.*/sprintf("file%05d.txt", ++$ENV{c})/e' *

The way this works is, for each argument, it executes the perl s/// expression, and performs the rename from the original to the replaced string. In the replacement string I use sprintf to format the name, where I use the environment variable c as the counter from 1.

In most cases you also may need leading "0" for each number, %05d does the trick, where 5 is number of digits.

share|improve this answer

edited 15 mins ago

Kostanos

1,11711419

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:26

janosjanos

3,8561545

c=0 rename 's/.*/sprintf("file%05d.txt", ++$ENV{c})/e' *

c=0 rename -n 's/.*/sprintf("file%05d.txt", ++$ENV{c})/e' *

share|improve this answer

edited 15 mins ago

Kostanos

1,11711419

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:26

janosjanos

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edited 15 mins ago

Kostanos

1,11711419

edited 15 mins ago

Kostanos

1,11711419

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:26

janosjanos

3,8561545

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:26

janosjanos

3,8561545

2

The following command will also rename files incrementally :

cd (directory containing files )

Then run this script :

count=1

for i in *; do

    mv "${i}" file${count}.`echo "${i}" | awk -F. '{print $2}'`

    ((++count))



done 

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 8 '14 at 17:15

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:33

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2

The following command will also rename files incrementally :

cd (directory containing files )

Then run this script :

count=1

for i in *; do

    mv "${i}" file${count}.`echo "${i}" | awk -F. '{print $2}'`

    ((++count))



done 

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 8 '14 at 17:15

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:33

nuxnux

23k2996117

add a comment | 

The following command will also rename files incrementally :

cd (directory containing files )

Then run this script :

count=1

for i in *; do

    mv "${i}" file${count}.`echo "${i}" | awk -F. '{print $2}'`

    ((++count))



done 

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 8 '14 at 17:15

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:33

nuxnux

23k2996117

cd (directory containing files )

count=1

for i in *; do

    mv "${i}" file${count}.`echo "${i}" | awk -F. '{print $2}'`

    ((++count))



done 

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 8 '14 at 17:15

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:33

nuxnux

23k2996117

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:33

nuxnux

23k2996117

answered Mar 8 '14 at 15:33

nuxnux

23k2996117