Re: [Help-bash] how to bulk rename files

[Greg Wooledge]

> > > 2.5 million files?

> Note that * will first sort the list of files which will be less
> efficient than using find. Bash is also known not to handle
> allocation of big things very efficiently.

Having 2.5 million files in a single directory is bad for a multitude
of reasons.  Hell, even "ls" has the same issue with sorting.

Most systems would be brought to their knees, bleeding and begging for
mercy, just by an attempt to open a single file from this directory.