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From: parv <parv_fm@emailgroups.net>
To: "BigBrother (BigB3)" <bigbrother@bonbon.net>
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Subject: Re: Renaming files with spaces in the name to files without spaces..
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in message <20030108175539.W65616@bigb3server.bbcluster.gr>, wrote
BigBrother (BigB3) thusly...
>
> Sorry for this OT but I am trying for some hours to achieve
> a massive rename of files using a simple script and I have not
> success yet. I want to rename files like
> 
> "RESULTS OF JAN 01 2002.txt "
> 
> to
> 
> "RESULTS_OF_JAN_01_2002.txt"

here is another way in perl (though it changes blanks to '-'; edit
as you desire)...

  http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/src/perl/sanename.perl

  description...

    http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/src/perl/sanename.perl.pod


  - parv

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