How to rename all the files in a folder having specific
extension?
Example: I have some files with extension (.txt) in a folder
name 'Test'. I have to rename all the .txt files in a test
and its subdirectories to .my extension.
Answer Posted / jks
It can be done using the xargs command of Unix ...
cd to the dir containing the *.txt files
$ls *.txt | xargs -i mv \{\} \{\}.my
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