Batch rename with wildcard support in Unix


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To rename a bunch of files from "*.foo" to "*.bar" (like windows' REN *.foo *.bar) in unix.

Looking at the solution, it is easy to adapt it to more powerful character substitutions on a 1 to 1 basis.

If you want to test what will be executed before doing so, just drop the last pipe.

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