what I was attempting to do was remove the underscore from between filename elements. I have a huge number of mp3 files here.
I use terminal for some of this operation but I tend to lose track of where I am. -eric On Dec 12, 2011, at 8:55 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > I guess I'm not clear what problem you are trying to solve. Are you trying to > add .mp3 to a bunch of files? If that's the case you could just do this in > terminal. Go to the folder with the mp3 files you want to add .mp3 to and do > this: > > for e in *; do mv "$e" "`echo $e | sed -e ''`.mp3"; done > > You'll find all the files now have .mp3 appended to the end. Warning, this > will also append .mp3 to folders so use with care. Probably ways to prevent > that and do recursion. > > CB > > On 12/12/11 2:03 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: >> well, >> I was facing the daunting task of renaming massive numbers of files >> (specifically my mp3 library) and I hit upon an idea that I used to use in >> windows: using an archive program to store the media files in (no >> compression) and then append the proper extenuation after the file was made. >> the program in this case is tar (Tape Archiver). after I get done using tar >> to create the storage file, I erase the mp3's involved and then rename the >> file with the new .mp3 extenuation. VIOLA! playable mp3 file that even works >> in itunes! >> >> >> sometimes the old tricks are still the best. >> >> this little trick not only cuts down the number of files in my library, but >> it makes it easier to copy them to my various devices for playback. >> >> -eric >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
