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May 20, 2010
Rename all the files in a directory to add a prefix
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This is a bit off topic, but it is something I frequently want to do!
When I am producing a new post I usually end up with a number of images that I want to include. I normally create these in PowerPoint, and then save them as PNG images. This gives me a directory with a bunch of files called Slide1.png, Slide2.png, etc.
I like to add a prefix to make it easier and cleaner and ensure there are no name clashes, but how to do this quickly and easily?
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This is the fastest was I have found to do this:
for file in $(echo *.png); do mv ${file} ubuntu.${file}; done I run this in a terminal window, and it does the job, leaving me with a bunch of files call ubuntu.Slide1.png, ubuntu.Slide2.png, etc. (in this case).
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