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Article #3242Re: adding file suffix
From: Drew Davidson
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1992 21:57
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1992 21:57
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In article <1992Nov8.215031.5855@fnbc.com> drew@fnbc.com (Drew Davidson) writes: > In article <1992Nov7.175558.3483@macadam.com> hfp@macadam.com (Hal Fox-Palmer) > writes: > > I just transfered about 200 Mac tiff files from a Mac HD to my NeXT HD. > > Of course they show up just like text files which I just add the .tiff > > suffix and everthing is fine. But I don't want to change them all by hand > > so the QUESTION is; is there a neat UNIX thing that will allow me to > > batch them all with the .tiff suffix ?? > > > > THANKS > > > > Hal Fox-Palmer MACadam Computers > > hfp@macadam.com > > Put them all in a single directory, open Terminal (you should get csh by > default). Type: > > foreach file (*) > mv $file $file.tiff > end > > and voila! your files are now TIFF. > -- I forgot: After opening Terminal type "cd" then drag the folder from the Workspace into your Terminal window and hit return. This will put you in that directory. -- +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ | Drew Davidson | "Never ask a programmer if he'll have | | Software Guy | another cup of coffee because it's | | First National Bank of Chicago | nobody's damn business how much he's | | drew@fnbc.com (NeXTmail) | already had!" - me | +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psinntp!juliet!news From: drew@fnbc.com (Drew Davidson) Subject: Re: adding file suffix Message-ID: <1992Nov8.215739.6756@fnbc.com> Sender: news@fnbc.com Reply-To: drew@fnbc.com Organization: First National Bank Of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA References: <1992Nov8.215031.5855@fnbc.com> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 92 21:57:39 GMT Lines: 36