Thread: Shell Script Help

why isn't working ideas?

#!/bin/bash
# script take user input, extension, , remove files specific extension

echo "what extension u remove files names?"
read extension

rename '.$extension' '' *.$extension

echo "extension removed"

this works me:

code:

#!/bin/bash  # script take user input, extension, , remove files specific extension    echo "what extension u remove files names?"  read extension    /usr/bin/rename "s/\.${extension}\$//" *.${extension}    echo "extension removed"

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