Short: Pattern renaming for advanced usage Author: kenny@bgnett.no Uploader: kenny bgnett no Type: disk/misc Version: 1.0 Requires: AmigaOS 2+ Architecture: m68k-amigaos mailto:kenny@bgnett.no $VER: PatternMove 1.0 (31.10.97) Copyright (C) 1997 by Digital Surface/Kenneth "Kenny" Nilsen. All rights reserved. This little program (dosscript) will allow you to do advanced renaming on files. Installation - - copy PMV to s: - protect s:pmv +s USAGE - Template: PMV PATTERN/A,TOFORMAT/A Pattern - the file(s) you want to rename ToFormat - how to format the new filename(s). List of usefull format args (see complete list under LFORMAT for the LIST command in the DOS manual): %E - Uses just the file extension %M - Uses the filename only, omitting any extension %N - Uses the whole filename %P - Uses the file parent path (includes a ":" or "/") Examples: --------- Rename all mod. to .mod 1> pmv mod.#? %E.mod Rename all .txt to just 1> pmv *.txt %M -- If you have set current dir (CD) to another dir then where the files are: Rename mod..pp to mod. 1> pmv ram:mod.#?.pp %P%M Regards, --- /"`` Kenny mailto:kenny@bgnett.no http://www.bgnett.no/~kenny/ \/ software developer finger me for details ---