From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Changing file names with "--" to "-" recursively
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:42:02 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <YDJVGq6xIn1WXo26@protected.rcdrun.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8735xp3lsh.fsf@zoho.eu>
* Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> [2021-02-21 10:47]:
> Jean Louis wrote:
>
> > The command:
> >
> > $ rename 's/--/-/g' *
> >
> > does not work on my side as it works on yours, maybe it is
> > different software.
>
> Works here!
>
> $ rename --version
>
> /bin/rename using File::Rename version 1.13,
> File::Rename::Options version 1.10
>
> By Larry Wall, I read in rename(1p), from the "User
> Contributed Perl Documentation". You gotta love it :)
Sure, I remember that one.
My command is from from util-linux 2.29.2
But it does not matter, the iteration that was proposed replaces both
of them.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-02-21 12:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-02-21 3:06 Changing file names with "--" to "-" wael-zwaiter
2021-02-21 3:33 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-02-21 6:45 ` Changing file names with "--" to "-" recursively Jean Louis
2021-02-21 7:46 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-02-21 12:42 ` Jean Louis [this message]
2021-02-21 13:41 ` ken
2021-02-22 6:36 ` David Masterson
2021-02-22 4:42 ` Changing file names with "--" to "-" Robert Thorpe
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