On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:44:29 -0500 (EST), Vadkan Jozsef wrote: > > The filename, that i want to rename: > > ---vol.-01-disk-cantatas-bwv-3; > > commands, that doesn't work: > > $ rename 's/^---//g' * > Unknown option: -vol.-01-disk-cantatas-bwv-3; > Usage: rename [-v] [-n] [-f] perlexpr [filenames] > > > $ rename 's/.-/-/g' * > Unknown option: -vol.-01-disk-cantatas-bwv-3; > Usage: rename [-v] [-n] [-f] perlexpr [filenames] > > > $ rename 's/;$//g' * > Unknown option: -vol.-01-disk-cantatas-bwv-3; > Usage: rename [-v] [-n] [-f] perlexpr [filenames] > > > What is the regexp to get this filename?: > > vol-01-disk-cantatas-bwv-3 > > Thank you:)
I guess I'm not really sure what you want, but if all you want to do is rename ---vol.-01-disk-cantatas-bwv-3; to vol-01-disk-cantatas-bwv-3 The command is mv -- ---vol.-01-disk-cantatas-bwv-3\; vol-01-disk-cantatas-bwv-3 Two things are significant. First, the double hyphen (--) after mv tells mv that this is the end of the options list and anything after it that starts with a hyphen is to be interpreted as a command argument instead of a command option. Second, the backslash (\) in front of the semicolon (;) causes the semicolon to be interpreted by the shell as part of the filename and not as a command separator. Normally, the semicolon is used to separate multiple commands on a single line. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/500651757.13824951266679323475.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com