Let's have a little fun with Rename-Item:
[3112:0]PS> dir Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\temp\jpsMode LastWriteTime Length Name---- ------------- ------ -----a--- 3/5/2007 4:21 PM 948 a-a--- 3/5/2007 4:21 PM 1214 b-a--- 3/5/2007 4:21 PM 1480 c[3112:0]PS> dir |Rename-Item -NewName {$_.Name + "1"}[3112:0]PS> dir Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\temp\jpsMode LastWriteTime Length Name---- ------------- ------ -----a--- 3/5/2007 4:21 PM 948 a1-a--- 3/5/2007 4:21 PM 1214 b1-a--- 3/5/2007 4:21 PM 1480 c1[3112:0]PS> foreach ($f in dir) {Rename-Item $f -NewName ($f.Name + "2")}[3112:0]PS> dir Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\temp\jpsMode LastWriteTime Length Name---- ------------- ------ -----a--- 3/5/2007 4:21 PM 948 a12-a--- 3/5/2007 4:21 PM 1214 b12-a--- 3/5/2007 4:21 PM 1480 c12[3112:0]PS> dir |%{Rename-Item $_ $($_.Name +"3")}[3112:0]PS> dir Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\temp\jpsMode LastWriteTime Length Name---- ------------- ------ -----a--- 3/5/2007 4:21 PM 948 a123-a--- 3/5/2007 4:21 PM 1214 b123-a--- 3/5/2007 4:21 PM 1480 c123[3112:0]PS> dir | %{$x=0} {Rename-Item $_ -NewName "Base$x"; $x++ }[3112:0]PS> dir Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\temp\jpsMode LastWriteTime Length Name---- ------------- ------ -----a--- 3/5/2007 8:24 PM 1086 Base0-a--- 3/5/2007 8:24 PM 1398 Base1-a--- 3/5/2007 8:24 PM 1710 Base2
Enjoy!
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