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Migrated to https://ubuntuincident.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/rename-several-files/.
Question
How to rename multiple files?
Answer
rename "regex-rule" files
Example
rename "s/WMV$/wmv/" *
That is, change "WMV" extension to "wmv".
You can replace '/' with a different character too, e.g. rename "s|WMV$|wmv|" * .
The option -n (--no-act) can be used to test what files would be renamed.
Links
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/renaming-multiple-files-at-a-shell-prompt.html