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Subject:	cygwin rename util doesn't parse leading dash in expression argument correctly (thinks it is an option)
From:	Dat Head <dathead2 AT gmail DOT com>
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Cygwin 1.7.30-1

$ ls -l *-fixed.flac
-rw-r--r-- 1 foo None 0 Sep  1 13:47 a-fixed.flac
-rw-r--r-- 1 foo None 0 Sep  1 13:47 b-fixed.flac

$ rename '-fixed' '' *-fixed.flac
rename: unknown option -- f

Usage:
 rename [options] expression replacement file...

Options:
 -v, --verbose    explain what is being done
 -V, --version    output version information and exit
 -h, --help       display this help and exit

escaping dash with backslash doesn't work either.
this used to work in a MUCH older version of cygwin.

I tried to get a newer version in util-linux to compile but ran into a
lot of troubles.  i also saw some notes that some cyg-specific items were
removed from newer util-linux which is why maybe it hasn't been upgraded?

also of note is rename works fine in redhat5/6 because they use util-linux-ng

$ uname -a
CYGWIN_NT-6.1 frog2 1.7.30(0.272/5/3) 2014-05-23 10:36 x86_64 Cygwin

$ rename -V
rename from util-linux 2.21.2

I had to write a cheap sed script to get me by for now but it isn't very
robust, but does what I need it to


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