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Q&A Rename multiple files which have a variable suffix

An easy one-liner in POSIX-compatible shells: for f in *-min.jpg-*; do mv -- "$f" "${f%-*}"; done The only (mildly) tricky concept here is ${f%-*}, which expands to $f minus the shortest suffix...

posted 7mo ago by r~~‭  ·  edited 7mo ago by terdon‭

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#4: Post edited by user avatar terdon‭ · 2023-10-19T09:11:52Z (7 months ago)
Might as well make it safe for filenames beginning with -
  • An easy one-liner in POSIX-compatible shells:
  • ```
  • for f in *-min.jpg-*; do mv "$f" "${f%-*}"; done
  • ```
  • The only (mildly) tricky concept here is `${f%-*}`, which expands to `$f` minus the shortest suffix matching the glob pattern `-*`.
  • An easy one-liner in POSIX-compatible shells:
  • ```
  • for f in *-min.jpg-*; do mv -- "$f" "${f%-*}"; done
  • ```
  • The only (mildly) tricky concept here is `${f%-*}`, which expands to `$f` minus the shortest suffix matching the glob pattern `-*`.
#3: Post edited by user avatar r~~‭ · 2023-10-16T02:35:46Z (7 months ago)
  • An easy one-liner in Bash and Bash-compatible shells:
  • ```
  • for f in *-min.jpg-*; do mv "$f" "${f%-*}"; done
  • ```
  • The only (mildly) tricky concept here is `${f%-*}`, which is a Bashism representing `$f` minus the shortest suffix matching the glob pattern `-*`.
  • An easy one-liner in POSIX-compatible shells:
  • ```
  • for f in *-min.jpg-*; do mv "$f" "${f%-*}"; done
  • ```
  • The only (mildly) tricky concept here is `${f%-*}`, which expands to `$f` minus the shortest suffix matching the glob pattern `-*`.
#2: Post edited by user avatar r~~‭ · 2023-10-14T01:35:11Z (7 months ago)
  • An easy one-liner in Bash and Bash-compatible shells:
  • ```
  • for f in *-min.jpg-*; do mv "$f" "${f%-*}"; done
  • ```
  • The only (mildly) tricky concept here is `${f%-*}`, which is a Bashism representing `$f` minus the shortest suffix matching the pattern `-*`.
  • An easy one-liner in Bash and Bash-compatible shells:
  • ```
  • for f in *-min.jpg-*; do mv "$f" "${f%-*}"; done
  • ```
  • The only (mildly) tricky concept here is `${f%-*}`, which is a Bashism representing `$f` minus the shortest suffix matching the glob pattern `-*`.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar r~~‭ · 2023-10-14T01:32:40Z (7 months ago)
An easy one-liner in Bash and Bash-compatible shells:

```
for f in *-min.jpg-*; do mv "$f" "${f%-*}"; done
```

The only (mildly) tricky concept here is `${f%-*}`, which is a Bashism representing `$f` minus the shortest suffix matching the pattern `-*`.