Andrew Stribblehill <a.d.stribblehill@durham.ac.uk> writes: > mmv 'abc*.*' 'abc#2.#1' Nice error handling but not many posibilities. > rename 's/\.(.*)\.(.*)/.$2.$1' abc* No error handling without some more programming. Regexps rules. > Is there a genuine need for a third way? Error handling and easyness ala mmv and regexps could excuse a third option. -- Peter