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# 8  
Old 05-06-2015
F22: dnf info rename shows nothing.
man rename, shows the same though Smilie

Where the heck did that come from?
I'm 120% sure that rename was one of the first commands i've tried in the shell, and (in 2011) it showed "command not found"...
# 9  
Old 05-07-2015
Hi, sea.

Perhaps you need to install:
Quote:
renameutils (upstream)
A set of programs to make renaming and copying of files easier

The file renaming utilities (renameutils for short) are a set of programs designed to make renaming of files faster and less cumbersome.
-- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgd...e/renameutils/

On my F19:
Code:
renameutils.x86_64 : A set of programs to make renaming and copying of files
                   : easier

Claims approved for F22 and earlier ... cheers, drl

---------- Post updated May 7th, 2015 at 06:38 ---------- Previous update was May 6th, 2015 at 13:38 ----------

Hi, sea.

Perhaps more usefully (all on Fedora 19):
Code:
yum whatprovides rename

produces (in part):
Code:
Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
util-linux-2.23.1-3.fc19.x86_64 : A collection of basic system utilities
Repo        : fedora
Matched from:
Filename    : /usr/bin/rename
...

And also:
Code:
yum info ren

produces:
Code:
Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
Available Packages
Name        : ren
Arch        : x86_64
Version     : 1.0
Release     : 18.fc19.2.1
Size        : 14 k
Repo        : fedora/19/x86_64
Summary     : Rename multiple files
URL         : http://linux.maruhn.com/sec/ren.html
License     : Public Domain
Description : Whereas mv can rename (as opposed to move) only one file at a
            : time, ren can rename many files according to search and
            : replacement patterns, ala VMS and MS-DOS (but better). ren checks
            : for replacement name collisions and handles rename chains (1 goes
            : to 2 goes to 3 etc.) gracefully.

Best wishes ... cheers, drl
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