[mdlug] batch name changes

[Mike On Mobile]

Hi Gary:

This should be easy. Simply use the file utility in a shell script.  If you need more information there are various utilities like those from image magic as well as EXIF libraries.  If you could send me a sample of files and the output you are looking for, I feel pretty confident that I could cook up a shell script in a few minutes. 
 
 cheers, Mike

Garry Stahl <tesral at wowway.com> wrote:

>I have a lot of old amiga /iff image files.  converting is easy, howvwer....
>
>Amiga didn't use the extension to identify file types.  Ergo the image 
>files have no extensions.  I need to add them.  Without doing them on at 
>a time (to some 5000 files) or changingthe rest of the name.
>
>Suggestions please.  Outside of hooking up the Amiga.  It can do that 
>easily.  Directory Opus was Ghodd.
>
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