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Old 07-31-08, 01:24 PM
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Is there a way to batch rename a bunch of file extensions?
I have a folder with a bunch of files. Is there any way to change the extension of all of them with one command? (they all will have the same extension, not different ones). Thanks!
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Try this:

ren *.ext1 *.ext2
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What if they don't have an extension?

Holy crap, ren * *.ext worked!! Thanks!
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ren * *.ext worked, thanks !
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