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added hint for using command line to change file extension
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or just use [http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html carbon copy cloner]
or just use [http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html carbon copy cloner]
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+8. '''Replace file extension of all files within a directory'''
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+<tt>find ~/MyDirectory -name '*.txt' -exec mv {} {}.xls \;</tt><br><br>
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+The first arg is the parent directory of the data. Find will recurse thru all sub-dirs. This command replaces ".txt" with ".xls"
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