Oh, yeah.  And the traditional solution is something like (in csh)

foreach fn (*.BMP)
   mv $fn $fn:r.bmp
end

On Fri, 03 Mar 2000, you wrote:
| I don't have mmv on my system or anywhere on the Mandrake 7.0 install
| disk.
| 
| Do you know where I can it?  Sounds cool . . .
| 
| 
| On Fri, 03 Mar 2000, you wrote:
| | man mmv
| | 
| | (multiple move)
| | 
| | Will allow you to do something like mmv *.BMP *.bmp
| | 
| | Mathieu
| | 
| | > -----Original Message-----
| | > From: Gary Bunker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
| | > Sent: 03 March 2000 18:10
| | > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
| | > Subject: [expert] Changing case or extensions
| | > 
| | > 
| | > I used to know how to do this, but now my brain is full.
| | > 
| | > How can I change the case, or extension of a lot of files at 
| | > once.  For
| | > example, I have a directory of BMPs that a friend sent from 
| | > his digital
| | > camera (yeah, I know, bad format, but it's not me).  I want to make
| | > them all bmp instead of BMP extensions.  I can't remember 
| | > how, although
| | > I recall it was something simple.
| | > 
| | > Thanks
| | > -- 
| | > 
| | > -----------
| | > Nil Carborundum Illegitimi
| | > http://andysocial.com
| | >
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