rename is just a perl script that does not work recursively. I have some recursive perl code in some of my directory scripts I could write you one that would do the job. If you are doing it, you want unwanted characters such as `( ' or `&' removed or changed first? Spaces converted to `_' or what. If were doing it, we mayas well make it fully functional. Barry On Tue, 11 Nov 2003, Rejean Proulx wrote: > Can it do recursive renames? I need that as I have 7000 directories. > > Rejean Proulx > Visit my family at http://interfree.ca > MSN is: rejp at rogers.com > Ham License VA3REJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Stivers" <stivers_t at tomass.dyndns.org> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 10:20 AM > Subject: Re: Mixed Case Directory Names > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On 11/10/03 7:05 PM -0500, Rejean Proulx wrote: > > > Is there a way of changing a bunch of directories from mixed case to > lower > > > case names? > > > > On my debian system I have the rename program, but I remember if it was > > in its own package or not. I think it will do what you want fairly > > easily. You can try the following. > > > > rename 'tr/A-Z/a-z/' * > > > > That renames everything in a directory, but not recursively. I have > > found rename to ve invaluable when dealing with lots of files which need > > to conform to a naming convension. Good luck. > > > > - -- > > Unix is a user friendly operating system. It just picks its friends more > > carefully than others. > > Thomas Stivers e-mail: stivers_t at tomass.dyndns.org gpg: 45CBBABD > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQE/sP5Z5JK61UXLur0RAgVfAJ9j8unxuA1Zim+BywJSgmTpH+O0AgCfdvQb > > w4C7BHNo/JVG1iWqHtpccRQ= > > =H5dY > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
