On Tue, 12 May 2020 at 00:30, <ml@xxxxxxx> wrote: > here is a bug in the rename command. > Pleae test it: > > The rename command doesn't work from another directory, when there is a > "^" (beginn-line) in the regular-expression. [snip] > $ rename -V > /usr/bin/rename using File::Rename version 1.10 Hi Franz The email list you sent the bug report is maintaining different rename(1) implementation. $ rename -V rename from util-linux 2.35.1 I think good place to report the issue is Debian distribution bug tracker or straight to Perl cpan upstream. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=rename;dist=unstable https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=File-Rename -- Sami Kerola http://www.iki.fi/kerolasa/