I have a directory with file names like: 2, 5, 7.

I have a file in sorted order containing names that corresponds to each file name. The the first line in the file would be the name of 2, the second would be 5, and so on.

What I want to do is rename each file to the name it corresponds to in the file. Example:

  • 2 rename to testfile1
  • 5 rename to testfile2
  • 7 rename to testfile3

    • I'm unsure how to approach doing this. Do I want to to create an array of the file names, sort it numerically and then go about renaming them? How would I make sure that the file named '2' corresponds to right line in the file I have of names?

    In reply to rename files by pbaumgar

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