From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 23012 invoked from network); 8 Oct 2020 03:46:52 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 8 Oct 2020 03:46:52 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 88A329CF8A; Thu, 8 Oct 2020 13:46:48 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE7899CF80; Thu, 8 Oct 2020 13:45:57 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=ccil-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.i=@ccil-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.b="rJN7OXww"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 5DABB9CF59; Thu, 8 Oct 2020 13:45:55 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qk1-f179.google.com (mail-qk1-f179.google.com [209.85.222.179]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 384649CF36 for ; Thu, 8 Oct 2020 13:45:54 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qk1-f179.google.com with SMTP id d20so5588292qka.5 for ; Wed, 07 Oct 2020 20:45:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccil-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=xWOsQ4ZxarYhYQ5RtUPK5t53fjf0w3boBepjAl9dAp0=; b=rJN7OXww0ClND0UmjxnvT5xGMLgFXzUH7Oy1msScJmyRqK8PjU29x9iCxwcJDC4jJk rYSfn3WvIOsYS6uMz2+9On2IU4pEYBZETxEmvvZtiAx7zI05RF8hsDLUMzRV+Zz5Xvlw Ucd6+LmHuTW1PO/pKiWQ5N/NvuQgwaj/swqtU9BiPSpUbU2Z08No1zl7VotJQyWg01RU ohYvWedj2Gnn6ru89L7m1/xpQqedyBQUgPbK7GIsxNIrVX/d+AmBpkCpClsEWY3xlXpe 3ua+35BrwWoPLsCr9sW2W6z+LGGu3e+HQpmBWPod7MLlqhQzfA+lsS1eBgS/c0ESp+Md 1eZQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=xWOsQ4ZxarYhYQ5RtUPK5t53fjf0w3boBepjAl9dAp0=; b=g0UnvAvpcEueDHtyuGOJovJRSgv95/a9xX3cxXu2eZIENlazJJHhY1bRW9PeFRABss M4aGOxL49qj1I9NTxo9YdQTWa9PD/jGQQPYApbCZ7qRd6EYDAE/HAW57SjuLDEtVjjIZ ixXz55OzuW0TbVIZt/f4nhCAeBcgyb9g0JaUrAxGYOzgRupjMt+8l7a973fRNBhD0xl1 jj3YHlafgBpN/9uCcll/Hl1kqU+u5vSklTiL6JPvrc8RVgJ3z4GkLmpRdkR/NyCVAzVg HtvGbXOu141eyN2hYco4SLNVRZrpY3UG3MXQL+IsP+A7CIHwKpbsVm5FbukeQ/RFbEJr jslA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530mr6JX1J8UdE15cvPeIRBEBatapj2B4btwBfCf1QBILahPOHEo SzxyiOJoHzbrlwhShOi2EW9o4XSlbRYdvCZX/nb/Y542e2xuo5KH X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz8sQe/2XmVzq2Kq9Aw3UeGAW9PmoArdDL63LxkYcQQCUrbu5kRzogVn/m2Ayq+JtKhozwvhPXB5uCOObrrQAI= X-Received: by 2002:a05:620a:15a9:: with SMTP id f9mr6404069qkk.359.1602128753186; Wed, 07 Oct 2020 20:45:53 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <202010070922.0979MUD2022625@freefriends.org> In-Reply-To: From: John Cowan Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2020 23:45:42 -0400 Message-ID: To: =?UTF-8?Q?Michael_Kj=C3=B6rling?= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000037ef0d05b120ab19" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Origins of globbing X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --00000000000037ef0d05b120ab19 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 5:51 AM Michael Kj=C3=B6rling = wrote: In Debian, that's https://packages.debian.org/stable/rename; I suspect > other systems with reasonably large package repositories also offer it > prepackaged. > Not always, though. Some distros package GNU rename < https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/rename.1.html> instead, which can only convert a fixed string to another fixed string. John Cowan http://vrici.lojban.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org Original line from The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold: "Only on Barrayar would pulling a loaded needler start a stampede toward one." English-to-Russian-to-English mangling thereof: "Only on Barrayar you risk to lose support instead of finding it when you threat with the charged weapon.= " --00000000000037ef0d05b120ab19 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


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On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 5:51 AM Michae= l Kj=C3=B6rling <michael@kjorling= .se> wrote:

In Debian, that's https://packages.debian.org/stable/rename; I suspect
other systems with reasonably large package repositories also offer it
prepackaged.

Not always, though.=C2=A0 = Some distros package GNU rename <https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/rename.1.htm= l> instead, which can only convert a fixed string to another fixed s= tring.



John Cowan = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0http://vrici.lojban.org/~cowan =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0cowan@ccil.org
Original line from The Warrior= 's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold:
"Only on Barrayar would = pulling a loaded needler start a stampede toward one."
English-to-R= ussian-to-English mangling thereof: "Only on Barrayar you risk to
l= ose support instead of finding it when you threat with the charged weapon.&= quot;

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