NAME

       mrename - program to rename files

SYNOPSIS

       mrename 'pattern' prefix [option]

DESCRIPTION

       This  manual  page  documents  briefly  the mrename command.  This manual page was written for the Debian
       GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

       mrename is a tool for easy and automatic renaming of many files.  The 'pattern' is the pattern to  search
       files  to  rename  (quoted to avoid that bash resolve it), and prefix is the prefix that will be added to
       the name of each file. The two alternative options for copying or  moving  files  in  the  new  name  are
       explained  below.   All  parameters  are  needed,  and you have to stay and launch the script in the same
       directory of the files to be renamed. The program should be able to write in this directory.

OPTIONS

       There are only the following three options.

       -c     The option -c will copy each file with the new filename.

       -m     The option -m will move each file in the new filename.

       -h     Display help.

EXAMPLE

       If you have a directory with two jpeg images prof.jpg and forp.jpg and you want to add them a prefix like
       item0, item1 etc..  (that is item0prof.jpg, item1forp.jpg etc..) do this:

          cd /path/to/the/images
          mrename '*.jpg' item -c

       to copy each matching file into another with the new name

          mrename '*.jpg' item -m

       to rename each file without keeping a copy with the previous name

Word-Wide-Web:

       http://alfalinux.sourceforge.net/mrename.php3

AUTHOR:

       Giancarlo -rofus- Erra
       e-mail: rofus@mindless.com

       This  manual page was written by Dr. Guenter Bechly <gbechly@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system
       (but may be used by others). It is distributed under the GPL just like mrename itself.

                                                October  22, 2000                                     MRENAME(1)