This post talks about how to rename file extensions in bulk using simple commands. No 3rd party tools are required. At the end of the post, you can find a download link for the batch file script.
Change file extensions in bulk:
We can change the extension of files in the bulk using rename command. For example, you have set of files with extension .log and you want to rename them to .txt. You can do this with the below command
rename *.log *.txt
The drawback with this command is, we can’t use it to rename file extensions recursively in the sub folders. Next, we’ll look at a solution which allows us to do so.
Recursively rename file extensions
If you want to rename files from one extension to another, recursively in all sub folders, then you can use the below command.
forfiles /S /M *.ext1 /C "cmd /c rename @file @fname.ext2"
For example, if you want to rename all xml files to txt files, the command would be as below
forfiles /S /M *.xml /C "cmd /c rename @file @fname.txt"
Remove file extensions
The below command would remove extension for the specified file types.
forfiles /S /M *.ext /C "cmd /c rename @file @fname"
If you want a batch file script, it can be downloaded from the below link:
Batch file script for renaming file extensions in bulk
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