Shell script to change file name using for loop

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I want to change file names in a folder in a way like this:

previous form             new form
one-1      to           VAS-M0001-001
one-2      to           VAS-M0001-002
one-3      to           VAS-M0001-003
one-4      to           VAS-M0001-004

Can anyone please suggest me a good way to do that?

Please check whether stackoverflow.com/questions/8416990/… solves your question — frlan
– frlan, Commented Dec 16, 2013 at 8:30

erlc · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-16 08:50:24Z

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I would just use a simple loop:

for f in one-*; do mv one-$f VAS-M001-000$f; done

Of course, you can use printf to format the number better (if you have more than 9 files)

answered Dec 16, 2013 at 8:50

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Jason Heo · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-16 08:30:42Z

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rename has such a functionality

[username@hostname aa]$ touch one-1 one-2 one-3 one-4
[username@hostname aa]$ ls
one-1  one-2  one-3  one-4
[username@hostname aa]$ rename one- VAS-M0001-000 one*
[username@hostname aa]$ ls
VAS-M0001-0001  VAS-M0001-0002  VAS-M0001-0003  VAS-M0001-0004

answered Dec 16, 2013 at 8:30

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JulianLai Over a year ago

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