How can I bulk rename files in PowerShell?

Question

I\'m trying to do the following:

Rename-Item c:\\misc\\*.xml *.tmp

I basically want to change the extension on every files within a directory t

Answer 1

This seems to work and is a pythonic i.e simple is better than complex (https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020/) way of doing it (once you are in the directory):

$files = Get-ChildItem -file -Filter *.xml;
  ForEach ($file in $files)
  {
  $n = $file.Basename
  Copy-Item -Path $file -Destination "$n.tmp"
  Remove-Item "$n.xml"
  }