rename
renames multiple files
rename [ -h|-m|-V ] [ -v ] [ -n ] [ -f ] [ -e|-E perlexpr]*|perlexpr [ files ]
Renames the filenames according to perlexpr perlexpr argument is a Perl
expression which is expected to modify the $_ string in Perl for at least some of the filenames specified.
If a given filename
is not modified by the expression, it will not be renamed.
If no filenames are given on the command line, filenames will be read
via standard input.
Example, to rename all files matching "*.bak" to strip the extension:
> rename 's/\e.bak$//' *.bak
To translate uppercase names to lower, use:
> rename 'y/A-Z/a-z/' *
-e | Expression: code to act on files name.
May be repeated to build up code (like "perl -e"). If no -e, the first argument is used as code.
| -E | Statement: code to act on files name, as -e but terminated by ';'.
| -v
-verbose Verbose: print names of files successfully renamed.
| -n
-nono No action: output files to be renamed
| -f
-force Over write: allow existing files to be over-written.
| -h
-help Help: print SYNOPSIS and OPTIONS.
| -m
-man Manual: print manual page.
| -V
-version Version: show version number.
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