01-24-2009
changing filename extension
Hi All,
i need to change the filename extension. For simplicity, we can assume that the extension after '.' is 3 characters only... but the filenames can vary.
eg. changing from abc.doc to abc.dxs
can i have a oneline command to achieve this
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xvqueryextension
XvQueryExtension(3) libXv Functions XvQueryExtension(3)
NAME
XvQueryExtension - return version and release of extension
SYNOPSIS
#include <X11/extensions/Xvlib.h>
int XvQueryExtension(Display *dpy, unsigned int *p_version,
unsigned int *p_revision,
unsigned int *p_request_base,
unsigned int *p_event_base,
unsigned int *p_error_base);
ARGUMENTS
dpy Specifies the connection to the X server.
p_version Pointer to where the current version number of the Xv video extension is written.
p_revision Pointer to where the revision number of the Xv video extension is written.
p_request_base Pointer to where the extension major request number is returned
p_event_base Pointer to where the extension event base is returned
p_error_base Pointer to where the extension error base is returned
DESCRIPTION
XvQueryExtension(3) returns the version and release numbers for the Xv video extension currently loaded on the system. The extension major
request number, event base, and error base are also returned.
RETURN VALUES
[Success]
Returned if XvQueryExtension(3) completed successfully.
[XvBadExtension]
Returned if the Xv video extension is not available for the named display.
SEE ALSO
Xv(3)
X Version 11 libXv 1.0.9 XvQueryExtension(3)