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  • I would change that to for file in "/path/to/files/file*.txt" just to avoid this running a muck in the wrong directory. Commented Aug 31, 2017 at 14:19
  • ` bala@SMS:~/test1$ ls -l total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 bala bala 0 Aug 31 19:47 file1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 bala bala 0 Aug 31 19:47 file2.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 bala bala 0 Aug 31 19:47 file3.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 bala bala 49 Aug 31 19:41 new_test.sh bala@SMS:~/test1$ sh new_test.sh ‘file1.txt’ -> ‘new_file1.txt’ ‘file2.txt’ -> ‘new_file2.txt’ ‘file3.txt’ -> ‘new_file3.txt’ ‘new_test.sh’ -> ‘new_new_test.sh’ bala@SMS:~/test1$ ls new_file1.txt new_file2.txt new_file3.txt new_new_test.sh bala@SMS:~/test1$ ` Commented Aug 31, 2017 at 14:22
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    It's hard to read what you pasted there but I suppose it's working Commented Aug 31, 2017 at 14:26