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                 |  | UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4404- April  2, 2025
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 : Today's Tip Unix Tip #4404- April  2, 2025
 
 
ANOTHER RENAMING UPPER TO LOWER 
A shorter method for renaming
 all files in a unix directory
 from upper to lower case.
 
 ##############################
 for file in *
 do
 mv $file `echo $file | tr [:upper:] [:lower:]` 2>/dev/null
 done
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