Oh thanks. That should work. ----- Original Message ----- From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2023 12:08:42 +0200 (SAST) Subject: Re: Detox or other similar tools > You could use rename with a regexp. > e.g. > rename s'/blablabla//'g *_bla*txt > will remove blablabla from all *_bla*txt files. > Willem > > > On Thu, 5 Oct 2023, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > I want to strip a directory of file names of certain characters, like these. > > : ? ? > > > > Detox will do that, but it removes spaces, commas and a bunch of other stuff. I just want to have a list of characters removed, not all punctuation. Is there a tool that will do this for me? > > Thanks. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list