Allison, Try this script. I found it out on the net. My need was to rename a set of files but I don't see any reason that this couldn't rename a single file.
#!/usr/local/bin/perl # # Usage: rename perlexpr [files] ($regexp = shift @ARGV) || die "Usage: rename perlexpr [filenames]\n"; if (!@ARGV) { @ARGV = <STDIN>; chomp(@ARGV); } foreach $_ (@ARGV) { $old_name = $_; eval $regexp; die $@ if $@; rename($old_name, $_) unless $old_name eq $_; } exit(0); Craig A. Sharp Unix Systems Administrator DNS Administrator Roush Industries Office: 734-466-6286 Cell: 734-231-6769 Fax: 734-466-6939 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==================================================== I have not lost my mind, it's backed up on tape somewhere! ==================================================== >>> "Allison Ogle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/10/02 10:05AM >>> Hi, I am trying to open a file which has no file extension. (For example ABC ). What I want to do is rename the file with a file extension. (For example ABC.dat). Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks, Allison -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]