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[BASH] Rename all files in the current folder using a universally unique identifier (UUID)
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rename.sh
#!/bin/bash
for FILE in *
do
if [ -f "$FILE" ];then
ID=`uuidgen`
EXTENSION=${FILE#*.}
mv -v "$FILE" "$ID"."$EXTENSION"
fi
done
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