'rename' with expression|replacement with a leading '-' (hyphen|minus)
I have many files like xyz_123_foo.ext for which I would like to add -bar to the filenames at the end to result in xyz_123_foo-bar.ext. I tried:
rename . -bar. xyz_*
which resulted in:
rename: invalid option -- 'b'
followed by the usage text. I then tried variations with '-bar' and "-bar" to no avail.
How can I get rename to accept - as part of the replacement string?
Or would another command be more efficient or appropriate?
My shell is bash and I am using the rename from util-linux on SuSe Linux SLE12.
rename string arguments options
edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:02
terdon♦
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I have many files like xyz_123_foo.ext for which I would like to add -bar to the filenames at the end to result in xyz_123_foo-bar.ext. I tried:
rename . -bar. xyz_*
which resulted in:
rename: invalid option -- 'b'
followed by the usage text. I then tried variations with '-bar' and "-bar" to no avail.
How can I get rename to accept - as part of the replacement string?
Or would another command be more efficient or appropriate?
My shell is bash and I am using the rename from util-linux on SuSe Linux SLE12.
rename string arguments options
edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:02
terdon♦
128k31249424
asked Nov 28 '18 at 14:23
astzge2
133
Whichrenameare you using? [There are many.]What's with all the renames: prename, rename, file-rename?). Also, what OS are you using?
– terdon♦
Nov 28 '18 at 17:30
add a comment |
I have many files like xyz_123_foo.ext for which I would like to add -bar to the filenames at the end to result in xyz_123_foo-bar.ext. I tried:
rename . -bar. xyz_*
which resulted in:
rename: invalid option -- 'b'
followed by the usage text. I then tried variations with '-bar' and "-bar" to no avail.
How can I get rename to accept - as part of the replacement string?
Or would another command be more efficient or appropriate?
My shell is bash and I am using the rename from util-linux on SuSe Linux SLE12.
rename string arguments options
edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:02
terdon♦
128k31249424
asked Nov 28 '18 at 14:23
astzge2
133
I have many files like xyz_123_foo.ext for which I would like to add -bar to the filenames at the end to result in xyz_123_foo-bar.ext. I tried:
rename . -bar. xyz_*
which resulted in:
rename: invalid option -- 'b'
followed by the usage text. I then tried variations with '-bar' and "-bar" to no avail.
How can I get rename to accept - as part of the replacement string?
Or would another command be more efficient or appropriate?
My shell is bash and I am using the rename from util-linux on SuSe Linux SLE12.
rename string arguments options
rename string arguments options
edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:02
terdon♦
128k31249424
asked Nov 28 '18 at 14:23
astzge2
133
edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:02
terdon♦
128k31249424
asked Nov 28 '18 at 14:23
astzge2
133
edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:02
terdon♦
128k31249424
edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:02
terdon♦
128k31249424
edited Nov 29 '18 at 9:02
terdon♦
128k31249424
128k31249424
asked Nov 28 '18 at 14:23
astzge2
133
asked Nov 28 '18 at 14:23
astzge2
133
asked Nov 28 '18 at 14:23
astzge2
133
133
Whichrenameare you using? [There are many.]What's with all the renames: prename, rename, file-rename?). Also, what OS are you using?
– terdon♦
Nov 28 '18 at 17:30
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Whichrenameare you using? [There are many.]What's with all the renames: prename, rename, file-rename?). Also, what OS are you using?
– terdon♦
Nov 28 '18 at 17:30
Which
rename are you using? [There are many.]What's with all the renames: prename, rename, file-rename?). Also, what OS are you using?– terdon♦
Nov 28 '18 at 17:30
Which
rename are you using? [There are many.]What's with all the renames: prename, rename, file-rename?). Also, what OS are you using?– terdon♦
Nov 28 '18 at 17:30
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mmv is nice for tasks like this ex.
mmv -n -- '*.ext' '#1-bar.ext'
or for any dot extension
mmv -n -- '*.*' '#1-bar.#2'
Remove the -n once you are happy that it is doing the right thing.
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:43
steeldriver
34.5k35083
This seems really elegant, but I get an error and the usage when I use the-nOption:> mmv -n '*.*' '#1-bar.#2'.../mmv: illegal option -- n.../mmv: [ -b ] [ -f Files ] [ -s Source ] [ -t Target ]Without-nnothing seems to happen
– astzge2
Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
@astzge2 it seems ourmmvs are different unfortunately - what is your OS?
– steeldriver
Nov 28 '18 at 16:07
I'm on SLE12. However, you've inadvertently answered my question! The--end-of-options in Linux was unknown to me until I saw your edit. Including that causedrenameto stop interpreting-bar.as a-boption. Thanks!
– astzge2
Nov 29 '18 at 8:01
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Assuming that your rename is the Perl variant of the rename utility:
rename 's/$/-bak/' xyz_*
This uses a Perl expression that simply inserts -bak at the end of all given filenames through a substitution of $ (the "end of line" anchor).
You could also use
rename '$_ .= "-bak"' xyz_*
which uses another Perl expression that appends the string -bak to $_ (the "current thing" in Perl, here it's a filename).
For a shell loop solution:
for name in xyz_*; do
mv -i "$name" "$name-bak"
done
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:31
Kusalananda
122k16230375
The Perl rename won't help if they have the util-linux one...
– ilkkachu
Nov 28 '18 at 15:41
@ilkkachu Added short note about that. That's also why I complemented the answer with a standard shell loop.
– Kusalananda
Nov 28 '18 at 16:01
add a comment |
Assuming we're talking about the PERL extension, rename (and not the rename from util-linux)...
rename 's/.ext/-bar.ext/' xyz_123_foo.ext
The result changes the file name to xyz_123_foo-bar.ext.
The portion within single quotes is a PERL regular expression. The s substitutes .ext in the file name with -bar.ext. One might combine this with find, assuming these files are in your home directory (~).
find ~ -type f -name '*.ext' -exec rename 's/.ext/-bar.ext/' {} +
answered Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
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mmv is nice for tasks like this ex.
mmv -n -- '*.ext' '#1-bar.ext'
or for any dot extension
mmv -n -- '*.*' '#1-bar.#2'
Remove the -n once you are happy that it is doing the right thing.
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:43
steeldriver
34.5k35083
This seems really elegant, but I get an error and the usage when I use the-nOption:> mmv -n '*.*' '#1-bar.#2'.../mmv: illegal option -- n.../mmv: [ -b ] [ -f Files ] [ -s Source ] [ -t Target ]Without-nnothing seems to happen
– astzge2
Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
@astzge2 it seems ourmmvs are different unfortunately - what is your OS?
– steeldriver
Nov 28 '18 at 16:07
I'm on SLE12. However, you've inadvertently answered my question! The--end-of-options in Linux was unknown to me until I saw your edit. Including that causedrenameto stop interpreting-bar.as a-boption. Thanks!
– astzge2
Nov 29 '18 at 8:01
add a comment |
mmv is nice for tasks like this ex.
mmv -n -- '*.ext' '#1-bar.ext'
or for any dot extension
mmv -n -- '*.*' '#1-bar.#2'
Remove the -n once you are happy that it is doing the right thing.
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:43
steeldriver
34.5k35083
This seems really elegant, but I get an error and the usage when I use the-nOption:> mmv -n '*.*' '#1-bar.#2'.../mmv: illegal option -- n.../mmv: [ -b ] [ -f Files ] [ -s Source ] [ -t Target ]Without-nnothing seems to happen
– astzge2
Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
@astzge2 it seems ourmmvs are different unfortunately - what is your OS?
– steeldriver
Nov 28 '18 at 16:07
I'm on SLE12. However, you've inadvertently answered my question! The--end-of-options in Linux was unknown to me until I saw your edit. Including that causedrenameto stop interpreting-bar.as a-boption. Thanks!
– astzge2
Nov 29 '18 at 8:01
add a comment |
mmv is nice for tasks like this ex.
mmv -n -- '*.ext' '#1-bar.ext'
or for any dot extension
mmv -n -- '*.*' '#1-bar.#2'
Remove the -n once you are happy that it is doing the right thing.
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:43
steeldriver
34.5k35083
mmv is nice for tasks like this ex.
mmv -n -- '*.ext' '#1-bar.ext'
or for any dot extension
mmv -n -- '*.*' '#1-bar.#2'
Remove the -n once you are happy that it is doing the right thing.
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:43
steeldriver
34.5k35083
edited Nov 28 '18 at 16:04
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:43
steeldriver
34.5k35083
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:43
steeldriver
34.5k35083
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:43
steeldriver
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34.5k35083
This seems really elegant, but I get an error and the usage when I use the-nOption:> mmv -n '*.*' '#1-bar.#2'.../mmv: illegal option -- n.../mmv: [ -b ] [ -f Files ] [ -s Source ] [ -t Target ]Without-nnothing seems to happen
– astzge2
Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
@astzge2 it seems ourmmvs are different unfortunately - what is your OS?
– steeldriver
Nov 28 '18 at 16:07
I'm on SLE12. However, you've inadvertently answered my question! The--end-of-options in Linux was unknown to me until I saw your edit. Including that causedrenameto stop interpreting-bar.as a-boption. Thanks!
– astzge2
Nov 29 '18 at 8:01
add a comment |
This seems really elegant, but I get an error and the usage when I use the-nOption:> mmv -n '*.*' '#1-bar.#2'.../mmv: illegal option -- n.../mmv: [ -b ] [ -f Files ] [ -s Source ] [ -t Target ]Without-nnothing seems to happen
– astzge2
Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
@astzge2 it seems ourmmvs are different unfortunately - what is your OS?
– steeldriver
Nov 28 '18 at 16:07
I'm on SLE12. However, you've inadvertently answered my question! The--end-of-options in Linux was unknown to me until I saw your edit. Including that causedrenameto stop interpreting-bar.as a-boption. Thanks!
– astzge2
Nov 29 '18 at 8:01
This seems really elegant, but I get an error and the usage when I use the
-n Option: > mmv -n '*.*' '#1-bar.#2' .../mmv: illegal option -- n .../mmv: [ -b ] [ -f Files ] [ -s Source ] [ -t Target ] Without -n nothing seems to happen– astzge2
Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
This seems really elegant, but I get an error and the usage when I use the
-n Option: > mmv -n '*.*' '#1-bar.#2' .../mmv: illegal option -- n .../mmv: [ -b ] [ -f Files ] [ -s Source ] [ -t Target ] Without -n nothing seems to happen– astzge2
Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
@astzge2 it seems our
mmvs are different unfortunately - what is your OS?– steeldriver
Nov 28 '18 at 16:07
@astzge2 it seems our
mmvs are different unfortunately - what is your OS?– steeldriver
Nov 28 '18 at 16:07
I'm on SLE12. However, you've inadvertently answered my question! The
-- end-of-options in Linux was unknown to me until I saw your edit. Including that caused rename to stop interpreting -bar. as a -b option. Thanks!– astzge2
Nov 29 '18 at 8:01
I'm on SLE12. However, you've inadvertently answered my question! The
-- end-of-options in Linux was unknown to me until I saw your edit. Including that caused rename to stop interpreting -bar. as a -b option. Thanks!– astzge2
Nov 29 '18 at 8:01
add a comment |
Assuming that your rename is the Perl variant of the rename utility:
rename 's/$/-bak/' xyz_*
This uses a Perl expression that simply inserts -bak at the end of all given filenames through a substitution of $ (the "end of line" anchor).
You could also use
rename '$_ .= "-bak"' xyz_*
which uses another Perl expression that appends the string -bak to $_ (the "current thing" in Perl, here it's a filename).
For a shell loop solution:
for name in xyz_*; do
mv -i "$name" "$name-bak"
done
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:31
Kusalananda
122k16230375
The Perl rename won't help if they have the util-linux one...
– ilkkachu
Nov 28 '18 at 15:41
@ilkkachu Added short note about that. That's also why I complemented the answer with a standard shell loop.
– Kusalananda
Nov 28 '18 at 16:01
add a comment |
Assuming that your rename is the Perl variant of the rename utility:
rename 's/$/-bak/' xyz_*
This uses a Perl expression that simply inserts -bak at the end of all given filenames through a substitution of $ (the "end of line" anchor).
You could also use
rename '$_ .= "-bak"' xyz_*
which uses another Perl expression that appends the string -bak to $_ (the "current thing" in Perl, here it's a filename).
For a shell loop solution:
for name in xyz_*; do
mv -i "$name" "$name-bak"
done
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:31
Kusalananda
122k16230375
The Perl rename won't help if they have the util-linux one...
– ilkkachu
Nov 28 '18 at 15:41
@ilkkachu Added short note about that. That's also why I complemented the answer with a standard shell loop.
– Kusalananda
Nov 28 '18 at 16:01
add a comment |
Assuming that your rename is the Perl variant of the rename utility:
rename 's/$/-bak/' xyz_*
This uses a Perl expression that simply inserts -bak at the end of all given filenames through a substitution of $ (the "end of line" anchor).
You could also use
rename '$_ .= "-bak"' xyz_*
which uses another Perl expression that appends the string -bak to $_ (the "current thing" in Perl, here it's a filename).
For a shell loop solution:
for name in xyz_*; do
mv -i "$name" "$name-bak"
done
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:31
Kusalananda
122k16230375
Assuming that your rename is the Perl variant of the rename utility:
rename 's/$/-bak/' xyz_*
This uses a Perl expression that simply inserts -bak at the end of all given filenames through a substitution of $ (the "end of line" anchor).
You could also use
rename '$_ .= "-bak"' xyz_*
which uses another Perl expression that appends the string -bak to $_ (the "current thing" in Perl, here it's a filename).
For a shell loop solution:
for name in xyz_*; do
mv -i "$name" "$name-bak"
done
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:31
Kusalananda
122k16230375
edited Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:31
Kusalananda
122k16230375
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:31
Kusalananda
122k16230375
answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:31
Kusalananda
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122k16230375
The Perl rename won't help if they have the util-linux one...
– ilkkachu
Nov 28 '18 at 15:41
@ilkkachu Added short note about that. That's also why I complemented the answer with a standard shell loop.
– Kusalananda
Nov 28 '18 at 16:01
add a comment |
The Perl rename won't help if they have the util-linux one...
– ilkkachu
Nov 28 '18 at 15:41
@ilkkachu Added short note about that. That's also why I complemented the answer with a standard shell loop.
– Kusalananda
Nov 28 '18 at 16:01
The Perl rename won't help if they have the util-linux one...
– ilkkachu
Nov 28 '18 at 15:41
The Perl rename won't help if they have the util-linux one...
– ilkkachu
Nov 28 '18 at 15:41
@ilkkachu Added short note about that. That's also why I complemented the answer with a standard shell loop.
– Kusalananda
Nov 28 '18 at 16:01
@ilkkachu Added short note about that. That's also why I complemented the answer with a standard shell loop.
– Kusalananda
Nov 28 '18 at 16:01
add a comment |
Assuming we're talking about the PERL extension, rename (and not the rename from util-linux)...
rename 's/.ext/-bar.ext/' xyz_123_foo.ext
The result changes the file name to xyz_123_foo-bar.ext.
The portion within single quotes is a PERL regular expression. The s substitutes .ext in the file name with -bar.ext. One might combine this with find, assuming these files are in your home directory (~).
find ~ -type f -name '*.ext' -exec rename 's/.ext/-bar.ext/' {} +
answered Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
Christopher
10.2k32947
add a comment |
Assuming we're talking about the PERL extension, rename (and not the rename from util-linux)...
rename 's/.ext/-bar.ext/' xyz_123_foo.ext
The result changes the file name to xyz_123_foo-bar.ext.
The portion within single quotes is a PERL regular expression. The s substitutes .ext in the file name with -bar.ext. One might combine this with find, assuming these files are in your home directory (~).
find ~ -type f -name '*.ext' -exec rename 's/.ext/-bar.ext/' {} +
answered Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
Christopher
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add a comment |
Assuming we're talking about the PERL extension, rename (and not the rename from util-linux)...
rename 's/.ext/-bar.ext/' xyz_123_foo.ext
The result changes the file name to xyz_123_foo-bar.ext.
The portion within single quotes is a PERL regular expression. The s substitutes .ext in the file name with -bar.ext. One might combine this with find, assuming these files are in your home directory (~).
find ~ -type f -name '*.ext' -exec rename 's/.ext/-bar.ext/' {} +
answered Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
Christopher
10.2k32947
Assuming we're talking about the PERL extension, rename (and not the rename from util-linux)...
rename 's/.ext/-bar.ext/' xyz_123_foo.ext
The result changes the file name to xyz_123_foo-bar.ext.
The portion within single quotes is a PERL regular expression. The s substitutes .ext in the file name with -bar.ext. One might combine this with find, assuming these files are in your home directory (~).
find ~ -type f -name '*.ext' -exec rename 's/.ext/-bar.ext/' {} +
answered Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
Christopher
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answered Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
Christopher
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answered Nov 28 '18 at 16:00
Christopher
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renameare you using? [There are many.]What's with all the renames: prename, rename, file-rename?). Also, what OS are you using?– terdon♦
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