You weren't too far off, i prefer to use a for loop instead and avoid explicitly using $1 whenever i can. Here's a little scheme i developed for myself a while back. Start with a simple for loop - grab the files you want and print them out: 
perl -le'for(<*html>){print}'

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Next grab a copy of $_, perform substitution on $_ and print 
perl -le'for(<*html>){$o=$_;s/^new/U/;print}'

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Finally, drop the print and do some damage 
perl -e'for(<*html>){$o=$_;s/^new/U/;rename $o,$_}'

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The first step is just to set up a working one-liner. The second step is important, as you will see what the results will look like, but i still like to live dangerously and just hammer out the third step unless i am using data of any importance. Be safe. :)

jeffa

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--
H---H---H---H---H---H---
(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)

In reply to Re: batch rename with a 1 liner by jeffa
in thread batch rename with a 1 liner by Theo

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