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From: Timothy J Luoma <luomat+Lists/Zsh/users@luomat.peak.org>
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	Author:        Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@x139-110.med.umn.edu>
	Original-Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 08:44:34 -0500 (CDT)
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> Am I missing something?
> This seems deceptively easy
>
> for a in *.THIS
> mv $a $a:r.THAT

HRm.... I've never seen the :r before.

Where can I learn more about the "variable:X" usage?

TjL

ps -- yes your answer works just fine for what I want