> Actually there is a perl 'rename' program in many packages --I suggest > to > read the documentation of it and decide for yourself how 'friendly' > it'susage seems to you :-) // i.e. I do read documentations
I don't know of the perl rename program. I usually perform all of my file system tasks with sh or bash, and sometimes even a tcsh script. > My point was not to have different shell scripts for *each* little task. > I wanted a tool specifically to handle filename expansion, using the > intuitive glob style (yes, a shell feature too :-) for the destination > file, similar to how I match the source files. Calling it an extension of > glob may be far fetched, but it goes in that direction. > By putting this all in one tool it's a snap to run commands as a test > first, or in the debug mode, and to provide meaningful help messages upon > failure, add some documentation,... I didn't say you needed different shell scripts, I said that you can write *A* script (singular) to do what you said can't be done with shell scripting. > *** I like to challenge you to pick about half of the examples I gave > (some easy/some complex) and show us the *one* shell script that does it. Perhaps when I get some time. Unfortunately, I only have enough time to preach the UNIX gospel this week, not any time to actually document my point. Perhaps someone else experienced with the shell might speak up? cheers _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
