Linux : Bulk rename files on Ubuntu

This page last changed on May 23, 2016 by Kees de Kooter

This command prefixes all files with "metronome-":

rename -v 's//metronome-/' *.jar

Replace file extensions recursively:

rename -v 's/html\.//' **/*.html.md

see: http://tips.webdesign10.com/how-to-bulk-rename-files-in-linux-in-the-terminal