Re: [expert] Request to include mmv (perhaps OT)
On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, you wrote: > On gio, 13 gen 2000, John Aldrich wrote: > >On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, you wrote: > >> I've just discovere mmv (GREAT) and noted that it is not present in the RPM > >> binary tree. Is it possible for Mandrake to add it please? It's very little and > >> useful too! > >> > >What is this? I've never heard of mmv... just curious. :-) > > John > > in dos you can do: > > ren file*.txt file*.asc > > in unix this is not as simple, until now! > mmv is for this, infact now you can do it with > > mmv "file*.txt" "file#1.asc" > > it works even with multiple wildcards like > > mmv "file*.*" "file#1.#2" > > black magic! :-) > Kewlness. :-) That WOULD be nice. Then, just alias "mv" to "mmv." ;-) John
Re: [expert] Request to include mmv (perhaps OT)
On gio, 13 gen 2000, John Aldrich wrote: >On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, you wrote: >> I've just discovere mmv (GREAT) and noted that it is not present in the RPM >> binary tree. Is it possible for Mandrake to add it please? It's very little and >> useful too! >> >What is this? I've never heard of mmv... just curious. :-) > John in dos you can do: ren file*.txt file*.asc in unix this is not as simple, until now! mmv is for this, infact now you can do it with mmv "file*.txt" "file#1.asc" it works even with multiple wildcards like mmv "file*.*" "file#1.#2" black magic! :-) man mmv MMV(1) MMV(1) NAME mmv - move/copy/append/link multiple files by wildcard patterns SYNOPSIS mmv [-m|x|r|c|o|a|l|s] [-h] [-d|p] [-g|t] [-v|n] [from to] DESCRIPTION Mmv moves (or copies, appends, or links, as specified) each source file matching a from pattern to the target name specified by the to pattern. This multiple action is performed safely, i.e. without any unexpected deletion of files due to collisions of target names with existing filenames or with other target names. Furthermore, before doing anything, mmv attempts to detect any errors that would result from the entire set of actions specified and gives the user the choice of either proceeding by avoiding the offending parts or aborting. [..] AUTHOR Vladimir Lanin [EMAIL PROTECTED] bye -- Marco Ciampa
RE: [expert] Request to include mmv (perhaps OT)
mmv is 'multiple move' It's like mv, but with more usefull features. I have never used it (I rather do scripts) but I think it can do things like mmv filename*.png otherfilename*.png (maybe the syntax is not correct) This will rename filename01.png into otherfilename01.png, filename02.png into otherfilename02.png, filename03.png into otherfilename03.png and so on... You can do in a single command line what would require a loop with more than 4 commands Mathieu > -Original Message- > From: Andrew Post [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 13 January 2000 15:32 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] Request to include mmv (perhaps OT) > > > What is mmv? > > Thanks, > > Andrew > > Marco Ciampa wrote: > > > > I've just discovere mmv (GREAT) and noted that it is not > present in the RPM > > binary tree. Is it possible for Mandrake to add it please? > It's very little and > > useful too! > > > > bye > > > > -- > > Marco Ciampa >
Re: [expert] Request to include mmv (perhaps OT)
On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, you wrote: > I've just discovere mmv (GREAT) and noted that it is not present in the RPM > binary tree. Is it possible for Mandrake to add it please? It's very little and > useful too! > What is this? I've never heard of mmv... just curious. :-) John
Re: [expert] Request to include mmv (perhaps OT)
What is mmv? Thanks, Andrew Marco Ciampa wrote: > > I've just discovere mmv (GREAT) and noted that it is not present in the RPM > binary tree. Is it possible for Mandrake to add it please? It's very little and > useful too! > > bye > > -- > Marco Ciampa
