On 10/06/2011 10:35 AM, Csanyi Pal wrote: > Hi, > > I have a directory with filenames as follows: > > PIC00001.JPG > PIC00002.JPG > .. > PIC00036.JPG > > I want to get renamed those to > PIC00199.JPG > PIC00200.JPG > .. > PIC00234.JPG > > I'm trying to use for this the 'rename' command with perl expression, > but sofar I'm here with the command: > rename -n 's/PIC000...JPG/PIC00199.JPG/' * > PIC00001.JPG renamed as PIC00199.JPG > PIC00002.JPG renamed as PIC00199.JPG > .. > PIC00001.JPG renamed as PIC00199.JPG > > The -n option is here for No Action: show what files would have been > renamed. > > So how can I increase numbers in filenames in perl expression to get: > PIC00199.JPG > PIC00200.JPG > .. > PIC00234.JPG > > ??
Something like rename -n 's/(\d+)/$1+198/e' *.JPG should do the trick, but note that it might match other files. > Where can I study perl expressions? man perl -- BOFH excuse #289: Interference between the keyboard and the chair. Eduardo M KALINOWSKI [email protected] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
