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HTML

<input type='file' name='aname' id='bid' data-whatever='whatever'></input>

JavaScript

var input = $("input[type=file]");
    var inputHTML = input.clone().wrapAll("<div>").parent().html();
    
    var newinputHTML = inputHTML.replace(/type="file"/, 'type="input"');
    
    input.replaceWith(newinputHTML);