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I have hundreds of files in various different subdirectories. Some of them have the correct file extension, but some of them don't. I want to rename all files that don't have a file extension and append a .mp4 extension to their file name. The other files should be left untouched. How can I automate this renaming operation using Bash? Or do I need a real scripting language like Perl or Python for this?

I have hundreds of files in various different subdirectories. Some of them have the correct file extension, but some of them don't. I want to rename all files that don't have a file extension and append a .mp4 extension to their file name. How can I automate this renaming operation using Bash? Or do I need a real scripting language like Perl or Python for this?

I have hundreds of files in various different subdirectories. Some of them have the correct file extension, but some of them don't. I want to rename all files that don't have a file extension and append a .mp4 extension to their file name. The other files should be left untouched. How can I automate this renaming operation using Bash? Or do I need a real scripting language like Perl or Python for this?

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Add file extension to files that have no extension

I have hundreds of files in various different subdirectories. Some of them have the correct file extension, but some of them don't. I want to rename all files that don't have a file extension and append a .mp4 extension to their file name. How can I automate this renaming operation using Bash? Or do I need a real scripting language like Perl or Python for this?