November 17, 2023

Prepend multiple files with a pattern with the command line with Bash

For example:

$ for f in * ; do mv -- "$f" "PRE_$f" ; 

will prepend all files in the current directory with PRE_.

I use Bash because I have not figured how to prepend files with the utility rename.ul, let me know if you do.

See also:

• Rename multiple file names with the command line

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