file renaming help?

i have a bunch of directories, each one contains exactly 1 jpg file, What I would like to do is to rename all the files cover.jpg, but when I do search on *.jpg and try to rename, it renames every file to cover(1).jpg

Is there a way I can rename the files without tedious folder-by-folder renaming?

Are the directories all in the same tree? If they all descend from the same folder open a command prompt in that folder. For example if they are all under C:\top open a command prompt in c:\top then enter this command
For /R %s in (*.jpg) do ren %s cover.jpg

and hit enter.

Edit: It should work as long as there is only one .jpg in each folder. (I hope.)

tried it in test folder (Uusi kansio) where is 2 subfolders, both include 1 jpg file:

C:\Uusi kansio>For /R %s in (*.jpg) do ren %s cover.jpg

C:\Uusi kansio>ren C:\Uusi kansio\asfdafa\00_dance_with_the_dead_-_into_the_abys
s-web-2014-cover-cruelty.jpg cover.jpg
The syntax of the command is incorrect.


C:\Uusi kansio>ren C:\Uusi kansio\dsfg\00_dance_with_the_dead_-_out_of_body-web-
2013-cover-cruelty.jpg cover.jpg
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

That's because there is a space in the path most likely.

Try this
For /R %s in (*.jpg) do ren "%s" cover.jpg

or just eliminate the spaces. Spaces in file paths is just asking for trouble. Thousands of errors are caused just because the default exe install folder is Program Files. It always comes back to bite.

nice Thanks! that did the trick

Glad it worked for you.