need help with url write

i am need to know to do a url rewrite

i want my website address to be like this

orginal url: http://www.websitename.com/name.html
new url: http://www.websitename.com/name

thanks

In .htaccess file

Code:

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<FilesMatch .*>
  Options +MultiViews
</FilesMatch>

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http://www.websiteoptimization.com/speed/tweak/rewrite/