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RENAME
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BUGS
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!!NAME


rename - renames multiple files
!!SYNOPSIS


__rename__ [[ __-v__ ] ''perlexpr'' [[ ''files''
]
!!DESCRIPTION


rename renames the filenames supplied according to
the rule specified as the first argument. The
''perlexpr'' argument is a Perl expression which is
expected to modify the $_ string in Perl for at
least some of the filenames specified. If a given filename
is not modified by the expression, it will not be renamed.
If no filenames are given on the command line, filenames
will be read via standard input.


For example, to rename all files matching *.bak to
strip the extension, you might say


        rename 's/e.bak$//' *.bak
To translate uppercase names to lower, you'd use


        rename 'y/A-Z/a-z/' *
!!OPTIONS


__-v__


Verbose: print names of files successfully
renamed.
!!ENVIRONMENT


No environment variables are used.
!!AUTHOR


Larry Wall
!!SEE ALSO


mv(1), perl(1)
!!DIAGNOSTICS


If you give an invalid Perl expression you'll get a syntax
error.
!!BUGS


The original rename did not check for the existence
of target filenames, so had to be used with care. I hope
I've fixed that (Robin Barker).
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Last edited on Tuesday, June 4, 2002 12:22:49 am by "perry"

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