From: notsaying@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Sat, 10 Oct 2020 09:02:39 GMT, Terry Pinnell    
   wrote:   
      
   > Terry Pinnell  wrote:   
   >   
   >>I'm looking for a way to change all the extensions in a folder AND its   
   >>subfolders. My batch skills have dropped over the decades from novice   
   to   
   >>almost non-existent so I'd much appreciate some help please.   
   >>   
   >>I do have the excellent tool Bulk Rename Utility but that applies   
   >>filename changes at single folder level. My parent folder has scores of   
   >>children (and quite a few grandchildren), so that would be tedious and   
   >>time consuming.   
   >>   
   >>Specifically, I want all the *.ino files within say c:\docs\xyz to   
   >>become *.txt.   
   >>   
   >>If it matters, I'm using Win 10 Pro.   
   >>   
   >>Terry, East Grinstead, UK   
   >   
   > I'd still like to see a BAT solution for comparison, but meanwhile   
   > further googling gave me this neat method at a command prompt, with the   
   > parent directory selected:   
   >   
   > for /R %x in (*.ino) do ren "%x" *.txt   
   >   
   > Terry, East Grinstead, UK   
   >   
      
   Well, to put it in a batch double the percents! Maybe stick an '@echo   
   off' before it, if you don't want to see the results.   
      
   Note that the rename will fail for 'example.ino' if there's already a   
   'example.txt' in the same directory.   
      
      
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