nixCraft 🐧Mar 15, 2024
How do I rename multiple files at a shell prompt under a Linux or UNIX operating systems? https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/renaming-multiple-files-at-a-shell-prompt.html #linux #unix #macos #sysadmin #opensource
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@nixCraft Beware that there are at least two different utilities named "rename". I think the syntax which that image shows for "rename" is the one for the perl utility (which might be what "prename" stands for in the last entry).

The rename utility from util-linux has a different syntax, shown in the linked page.

Which one gets installed as rename may depend on the distro/system.

perl rename: https://www.unix.com/man-page/linux/1/prename/
util-linux rename: https://www.unix.com/man-page/linux/1/rename.ul/

prename(1) [linux man page]

"rename" renames the filenames supplied according to the rule specified as the first argument. The perlexpr argument is a Perl expression which is expected to modify the $_ string in Perl for at least some of the

Mar 15, 2024 at 9:03pmWeb