From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 8238 invoked from network); 17 Feb 2005 19:03:21 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 17 Feb 2005 19:03:21 -0000 Received: (qmail 49277 invoked from network); 17 Feb 2005 19:03:13 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 17 Feb 2005 19:03:13 -0000 Received: (qmail 2693 invoked by alias); 17 Feb 2005 19:02:53 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 8520 Received: (qmail 2683 invoked from network); 17 Feb 2005 19:02:52 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 17 Feb 2005 19:02:52 -0000 Received: (qmail 47916 invoked from network); 17 Feb 2005 19:02:52 -0000 Received: from mailhost1.csr.com (HELO MAILSWEEPER01.csr.com) (81.105.217.43) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 17 Feb 2005 19:02:47 -0000 Received: from exchange03.csr.com (unverified [10.100.137.60]) by MAILSWEEPER01.csr.com (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.3.12) with ESMTP id for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:01:18 +0000 Received: from news01.csr.com ([10.103.143.38]) by exchange03.csr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:03:27 +0000 Received: from news01.csr.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by news01.csr.com (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j1HJ2jBu010916 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:02:45 GMT Received: from csr.com (pws@localhost) by news01.csr.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id j1HJ2isi010913 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:02:45 GMT Message-Id: <200502171902.j1HJ2isi010913@news01.csr.com> X-Authentication-Warning: news01.csr.com: pws owned process doing -bs To: zsh-users@sunsite.dk Subject: Re: zmv another zsh gem In-reply-to: <200502151206.39476.cht@chello.at> References: <200502151206.39476.cht@chello.at> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:02:44 +0000 From: Peter Stephenson X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Feb 2005 19:03:27.0334 (UTC) FILETIME=[5CB52060:01C51523] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 on a.mx.sunsite.dk X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=6.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Hits: -2.5 Christian Taylor wrote: > On Tuesday 15 February 2005 09:51, zzapper wrote: > > > In comp.editors I came across mmv and zmv > > [...] > > The case changers don't work on Cygwin because WinXP grumbles target & > > source filename are the same! > > Using mv to change the case of a filename doesn't work on any "caseless" file > > system like vfat, because both filenames refer to the same, existing file. > Afaik POSIX compliance demands an error in that case. You'll have to do it in > > two steps. Now I remember, zmv even warns you about this: % zmv foobar Foobar zmv: error(s) in substitution: file exists: Foobar (Probably the same file, owing to file system limitations.) -- Peter Stephenson Software Engineer CSR PLC, Churchill House, Cambridge Business Park, Cowley Road Cambridge, CB4 0WZ, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 692070 ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. **********************************************************************