the text strings are IN the files. rename was easy :) Mike Garfias wrote: >for i in `ls *.html` do; \ > mv $i `basename $i .html`.php \ >done > >steve Phariss spoke forth with the blessed manuscript: > > >>I am trying to replace all instances of .html to .php in multiple files >>(same directory) I have tried a few of the sed command scripts I found >>on the web, but they do not seem to be working. >> >>Thanks for any help with this simple problem :) >> >>--------------------------------------------------- >>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss