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Lockheed

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Registered: 2010-03-16

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[solved] Batch rename

I have some .png file and I need to remove from all of them a filename part containing '.mdl' (this is not an extension). I tried running a find command

find . -type f -exec rename 's/\ \(.mdl\)$//' {} \;

but it tells me there is not enough arguments.

Last edited by Lockheed (2012-08-06 11:58:13)

ebal

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From: Athens, Greece

Registered: 2009-05-26

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Re: [solved] Batch rename

why using find ?

rename ".mdl" "" *

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tomk

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Registered: 2004-07-21

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Re: [solved] Batch rename

Correct. Also, your first attempt failed for two reasons, the first being your use of sed syntax , the second being that rename requires three arguments, not two. rename -h helps here.

Lockheed

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Registered: 2010-03-16

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Re: [solved] Batch rename

why using find ?

rename ".mdl" "" *

Lol. KISS. Thanks.

DSpider

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From: Romania

Registered: 2009-08-23

Posts: 2,273

Re: [solved] Batch rename

For recursive renaming in multiple folders:

$ cd /parent/folder
$ rename ".mdl" "" */*

Don't forget to mark it as solved.

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Procyon

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Registered: 2008-05-07

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Re: [solved] Batch rename

For recursive renaming in multiple folders:

$ cd /parent/folder
$ rename ".mdl" "" */*

No, you need globstar (**)

shopt -s globstar
rename ".mdl" "" **.png

drcouzelis

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From: Connecticut, USA

Registered: 2009-11-09

Posts: 4,092

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Re: [solved] Batch rename

No, you need globstar (**)

shopt -s globstar
rename ".mdl" "" **.png

I had no idea about globstars. MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN

...Another option I learned about kind of recently is "vidir", found in the "moreutils" package. It's like using vim on a directory!

triplc

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From: Hanoi, Vietnam

Registered: 2009-08-23

Posts: 39

Re: [solved] Batch rename

I had the same problem... and at last I found WHY.

The command "rename" in Archlinux is different from the command "rename" in Debian/Ubuntu.

If you want to use "rename <perl replacement> file..." in Archlinux then install the package "perl-rename", and run "perl rename <perl replacement> file..."

WorMzy

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From: Scotland

Registered: 2010-06-16

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Re: [solved] Batch rename

That information would be better placed on the wiki, rather that a three year old solved thread.

Please don't necrobump.

Closing.

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