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Default Rename multiple files in UNIX
Use rename command which is a quick and powerful tool written in C, featuring extended regular expression support for searching and substituting pattern strings in filenames. Rename can rename, convert to lowercase/uppercase, and change the ownership of a large number of files.

Rename all *.c file as *.cpp:
Code:
rename .c .cpp *.c
Rename command is included with all Linux distro, under UNIX / FreeBSD, use ports:
Code:
cd /usr/ports/sysutils/rename
make install clean
See man page:
Code:
man rename
Howto Linux rename multiple files at a shell prompt
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