Comments on: bash annoyance http://linux4all.blogsome.com/2006/10/14/bash-annoyance/ Random thoughts about linux, programming, computers and sometimes even about real life Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:02:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: linux4all http://linux4all.blogsome.com/2006/10/14/bash-annoyance/#comment-16 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:03:02 +0000 http://linux4all.blogsome.com/2006/10/14/bash-annoyance/#comment-16 As far as i know rename does not accept regexps. I tried what you suggested, but it did nothing. Did you check the command? As far as i know rename does not accept regexps. I tried what you suggested, but it did nothing. Did you check the command?

]]> by: eric casteleijn http://linux4all.blogsome.com/2006/10/14/bash-annoyance/#comment-15 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:44:23 +0000 http://linux4all.blogsome.com/2006/10/14/bash-annoyance/#comment-15 Uhmm, how about 'rename'? ;) to convert spaces to underscores for instance: rename y/\ /_/ * to convert to lowercase: rename y/A-Z/a-z/ * (Of course care should be taken with the *, that renames everything in the current directory...) Uhmm, how about ‘rename’? ;)

to convert spaces to underscores for instance:

rename y/\ /_/ *

to convert to lowercase:

rename y/A-Z/a-z/ *

(Of course care should be taken with the *, that renames everything in the current directory…)

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