Rename filename to another name

Question

Really simple to explain :

How to rename

/folder1/something.test.html
/folder1/somethingElse.test.html
/folder2/againsomething.test.html
/canBeHereAl         


        

Answer 1

You can do this:

name1="/folder1/something.test.html"
name2="${name1/%.html/2.html}"
echo "$name2"
#mv "$name1" "$name2"

Output:

/folder1/something.test2.html

.html is being replaced with 2.html at the end of the string.

To go back i.e test2 -> test:

name2="/folder1/something.test2.html"
name1="${name2/%2.html/.html}"

See the Bash Manual for more info on Parameter Expansion.