Unix command to convert xls file into xlsx file?

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I there any unix command which will convert xls file into xlsx file? Also i have tried using mv command, it is changing the extension as well. But then i am not able to open the xlsx file. ``` mv .xls .xlsx ``` Any suggestion will be really appreciate.

Accepted Answer

As far as I know, this is not something you can easily do with standard unix tools.

You can use LibreOffice:

```
libreoffice --convert-to xlsx my.xls --headless
```

Or maybe find an online converter and submit your file to it.

Unix command to convert xls file into xlsx file?

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