changing multiple file names at once

Question

I have multiple files in a directory, ending with the same name *.html.html, I'm looking for a way to get their names and change them to just *.html using the rename() function in c or c++ or any other way to solve this problem

"*or any other way to solve this problem*" which platform are you on? — alk, Jan 21 '19 at 13:56
Why do you want to do that in C? Your OS is likely to have a command for doing that — Support Ukraine, Jan 21 '19 at 13:56
Use a shell script. It would be a lot easier. What OS are you using? — lurker, Jan 21 '19 at 13:57
I'm using Windows 10, I've tried to do that in cmd but it's not working the way I like — Sanusi hassan, Jan 21 '19 at 14:02

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 21 '19 at 14:20

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In command line, simply use:

ren *.html.html *.html

Or, in PowerShell:

Dir *.html.html | rename-item -newname { [io.path]::ChangeExtension($_.name, "html") }

Shell would be the simplest option and the most sensate to use. Using C would be overkilling it. Any scripting language (python, php) would be a simpler solution.

If you really really just want to do it in C, you can have a look at this SO question: How do I loop through all files in a folder using C?

answered Jan 21 '19 at 14:20

brunorey

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Have you tested the "ren *.html.html *.html" solution? – Support Ukraine Jan 21 '19 at 14:33
cmd and PowerShell are not working for me,my file name is ending with ".html" and has .html extension, I want to get rid of the additional .html to end up with just one .html – Sanusi hassan Jan 21 '19 at 19:39

changing multiple file names at once

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