On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 10:08:20AM -0800, Bob Miller wrote: > Dirk Ouellette wrote: > > > noartist]# ls notitle > > _10.mp3 _13.mp3 _16.mp3 _19.mp3 _22.mp3 _25.mp3 _28.mp3 _3.mp3 > > _6.mp3 _9.mp3 > > _11.mp3 _14.mp3 _17.mp3 _20.mp3 _23.mp3 _26.mp3 _29.mp3 _4.mp3 > > _7.mp3 track00.mp3 > > _12.mp3 _15.mp3 _18.mp3 _21.mp3 _24.mp3 _27.mp3 _2.mp3 _5.mp3 > > _8.mp3 > > > > What is the #rename command to rename all of these files with > > section_*.mp3, [as in section_1.mp3 for track00.mp3] and so on? > > This would work. > > cd noartist/notitle > rename _ section_ *.mp3 > > I don't know where the rename command came from (it's not part of > classical Unix), but it's in util-linux now, distributed by > kernel.org.
There are actually two rename commands that I've seen. In debian, rename is a perl script which takes a perl substitution. Your command would be: rename 's/_/section_/g' *.mp3 In gentoo and perhaps other distributions you might have a binary rename which takes the format bob described above: rename _ section_ *.mp3 Cory -- Cory Petkovsek Adapting Information Adaptable IT Consulting Technology to your (541) 914-8417 business [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.AdaptableIT.com _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
