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I am trying to use the 'rename' terminal command and need help.

I have 3 files in a folder: Class.txt Agenda.txt Notes.txt

I want to RENAME the 3 files, automatically, to filenames without the ".txt".

In a terminal (on FossaPUP64/Slacko64), I do the following:

# cd folder
# ls
Agenda.txt  Class.txt  Notes.txt
# rename 's/.txt//' *
# ls
Agenda.txt  Class.txt  Notes.txt

The filenames remain the same no matter the rename operator I use.

Can anyone guide me to correct use of the rename command, please?

I suggest: Open terminal, type "man rename" without quotes, and it will give you the info.

Have you tried that?

I just entered 'rename --help' into a Sakura console and got this:

# rename --help

Usage:
 rename [options] <expression> <replacement> <file>...

Rename files.

Options:
 -v, --verbose       explain what is being done
 -s, --symlink       act on the target of symlinks
 -n, --no-act        do not make any changes
 -o, --no-overwrite  don't overwrite existing files
 -i, --interactive   prompt before overwrite

 -h, --help          display this help
 -V, --version       display version

For more details see rename(1).
# 

I typed 'man rename' into a Sakura console and it sent me here: https://linux.die.net/man/3/rename

It takes a few seconds to find an anwser with my Nokia 2.1 with this Googleware on top of linux kernel. https://unix.stackexchange.com/question ... sion#34550

I would usually use mv instead, but since your choice is rename here's the online manual
https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/rename.1.html

The problem I am having is that the command implementation is not working.

I AM wondering if it is a bug or a command misuse. There are no error messages, so I am clueless and appealing for help/insights.

Anyone else tried to do such? Did it work on your system?

Curious. Thanks in advance.

Looks like there is 2 LInux RENAME commands
For FossaPUP64 & Slacko64, the following syntax works:

rename -- .txt  '' *

Where

1. "-- .txt" is what you want to scan for

2. and " '' " is what you those found to change to

3. '*' is for all filenames found in the folder.

Thanks for all attempts to help me.

P.S. The command is "lightening" fast for small use or large number of filenames.

Rox Filer has an excellent batch rename function. Check it out. In Rox, highlight the group of files you want to rename, right-click and choose Rename.