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How to add an extension to all files via terminal

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I would like to add the .zip extension to all files. I tried this, however it does not work:

ls | awk '{print $1 " " $1".zip"}' | xargs mv -f

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answered 1 Year ago ndaavi · Accepted Answer

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Recursively add file extension to all files - Stack Overflow

Add file extension to files with bash - Stack Overflow

man rename:

NAME

       rename - renames multiple files



SYNOPSIS

       rename [ -v ] [ -n ] [ -f ] perlexpr [ files ]



DESCRIPTION

       "rename" renames the filenames supplied according to the rule specified as 

       the first argument.  The perlexpr argument is a Perl expression which is 

       expected to modify the $_ string in Perl for at least some of the filenames 

       specified. If a given filename is not modified by the expression, it will not 

       be renamed.  If no filenames are given on the command line, filenames will be 

       read via standard input...

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