Re: rename vs rename -- was Re: Renaming files
On Tue, Oct 08, 2019 at 09:45:49AM +1100, luv-main wrote: > > Dunno if slackware has it packaged, but the perl-based rename command is > available from https://metacpan.org/release/File-Rename Thanks but no thanks. Slackware rename is part of util-linux. > > On Ubuntu, "apt-get install rename". > Tried that, don't like it. For a beginner, the util-linux one is much simpler, this from the man page: > EXAMPLES >Given the files foo1, ..., foo9, foo10, ..., foo278, the commands > > rename foo foo0 foo? > rename foo foo0 foo?? > >will turn them into foo001, ..., foo009, foo010, ..., foo278. And > > rename .htm .html *.htm > >will fix the extension of your html files. No need to understand sed :) Cheers ... Duncan. ___ luv-main mailing list luv-main@luv.asn.au https://lists.luv.asn.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luv-main
Re: rename vs rename -- was Re: Renaming files
On Tue, Oct 08, 2019 at 09:28:05AM +1100, Duncan Roe wrote: > Under Slackware: > > > 09:03:07$ file $(type -p rename) > > /usr/bin/rename: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), > > dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, stripped Dunno if slackware has it packaged, but the perl-based rename command is available from https://metacpan.org/release/File-Rename > Checked my Ubuntu VM (debian-based): no rename command. On Ubuntu, "apt-get install rename". Or, for very old versions of ubuntu (<= trusty 14.04): apt-get install libfile-rename-perl For details, see https://askubuntu.com/questions/956010/whats-the-difference-between-the-different-rename-commands craig -- craig sanders ___ luv-main mailing list luv-main@luv.asn.au https://lists.luv.asn.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luv-main
Re: rename vs rename -- was Re: Renaming files
On Mon, Oct 07, 2019 at 09:48:37PM +1100, luv-main wrote: > FWIW there is rename and there is rename ... on Debian (and Devuan in my > case) at least, further information: > > TL/DR; > > NB: the Debian provided version of rename that comes with perl is a > "deprecated program in use:" ... but there is a replacement version > (perhaps exactly the same) from a standalone package. > > > # aptitude show rename > Package: rename > Version: 0.20-4 > State: not installed > Priority: optional > Section: perl > Maintainer: Debian Perl Group > Architecture: all > Uncompressed Size: 36.9 k > Depends: perl > Conflicts: libfile-rename-perl > Replaces: libfile-rename-perl > Provides: libfile-rename-perl > Description: Perl extension for renaming multiple files > This package provides both a perl interface for renaming files > (File::Rename) and a command line tool 'rename' which is intended to > replace the version currently supplied by the perl package. > Homepage: https://metacpan.org/release/File-Rename > > > > $ rename 's/H/J/' 6H9A00* > Deprecated program in use: rename as shipped with the Debian perl > package will be removed after the release of stretch. Please install the > separate 'rename' package which will provide the same command. > > > $ which rename > /usr/bin/rename > > > $ file /usr/bin/rename > /usr/bin/rename: symbolic link to /etc/alternatives/rename > > > $ ls -lart /etc/alternatives/rename > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 May 12 08:57 /etc/alternatives/rename -> > /usr/bin/prename > > > $ file /usr/bin/prename > /usr/bin/prename: Perl script text executable > > > # apt-get install rename > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following NEW packages will be installed: > rename > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 12.5 kB of archives. > After this operation, 36.9 kB of additional disk space will be used. > Get:1 http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 rename all > 0.20-4 [12.5 kB] > Fetched 12.5 kB in 0s (65.0 kB/s) > Selecting previously unselected package rename. > (Reading database ... 283269 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to unpack .../archives/rename_0.20-4_all.deb ... > Unpacking rename (0.20-4) ... > Setting up rename (0.20-4) ... > update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/file-rename to provide > /usr/bin/rename (rename) in auto mode > Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ... > > > > # which rename > /usr/bin/rename > > > # ls -lart /usr/bin/rename > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 May 12 08:57 /usr/bin/rename -> > /etc/alternatives/rename > > > # ls -lart /etc/alternatives/rename > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct 7 21:01 /etc/alternatives/rename -> > /usr/bin/file-rename > > > # file /usr/bin/file-rename > /usr/bin/file-rename: Perl script text executable > > That's the problem with my proposed solution then (which was almost straight from the man page): Under Slackware: > 09:03:07$ file $(type -p rename) > /usr/bin/rename: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), > dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, stripped Checked my Ubuntu VM (debian-based): no rename command. Cheers ... Duncan. ___ luv-main mailing list luv-main@luv.asn.au https://lists.luv.asn.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luv-main
rename vs rename -- was Re: Renaming files
FWIW there is rename and there is rename ... on Debian (and Devuan in my case) at least, further information: TL/DR; NB: the Debian provided version of rename that comes with perl is a "deprecated program in use:" ... but there is a replacement version (perhaps exactly the same) from a standalone package. # aptitude show rename Package: rename Version: 0.20-4 State: not installed Priority: optional Section: perl Maintainer: Debian Perl Group Architecture: all Uncompressed Size: 36.9 k Depends: perl Conflicts: libfile-rename-perl Replaces: libfile-rename-perl Provides: libfile-rename-perl Description: Perl extension for renaming multiple files This package provides both a perl interface for renaming files (File::Rename) and a command line tool 'rename' which is intended to replace the version currently supplied by the perl package. Homepage: https://metacpan.org/release/File-Rename $ rename 's/H/J/' 6H9A00* Deprecated program in use: rename as shipped with the Debian perl package will be removed after the release of stretch. Please install the separate 'rename' package which will provide the same command. $ which rename /usr/bin/rename $ file /usr/bin/rename /usr/bin/rename: symbolic link to /etc/alternatives/rename $ ls -lart /etc/alternatives/rename lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 May 12 08:57 /etc/alternatives/rename -> /usr/bin/prename $ file /usr/bin/prename /usr/bin/prename: Perl script text executable # apt-get install rename Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: rename 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 12.5 kB of archives. After this operation, 36.9 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 rename all 0.20-4 [12.5 kB] Fetched 12.5 kB in 0s (65.0 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package rename. (Reading database ... 283269 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../archives/rename_0.20-4_all.deb ... Unpacking rename (0.20-4) ... Setting up rename (0.20-4) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/file-rename to provide /usr/bin/rename (rename) in auto mode Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ... # which rename /usr/bin/rename # ls -lart /usr/bin/rename lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 May 12 08:57 /usr/bin/rename -> /etc/alternatives/rename # ls -lart /etc/alternatives/rename lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Oct 7 21:01 /etc/alternatives/rename -> /usr/bin/file-rename # file /usr/bin/file-rename /usr/bin/file-rename: Perl script text executable ___ luv-main mailing list luv-main@luv.asn.au https://lists.luv.asn.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luv-main
