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Subject: Re: cygwin rename util doesn't parse leading dash in expression argument correctly (thinks it is an option)
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On 03/09/2014 23:17, Dat Head wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Marco Atzeri <marco DOT atzeri AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
>> On 02/09/2014 16:43, Dat Head wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>
>>
>> you need to tell rename that the options are ended with --
>>
>> $ rename -- '-fixed' '' *-fixed.flac
>>
>> $ ls *flac
>> a.flac  b.flac
>
> thanx for the tip, haven't had to use that since old days of  "startx
> clientopts -- serveropts &"
>
> but yet again I'm roped with having to wrap another case statement
> around pieces of scripts for cygwin specific items (because the same
> syntax of "rename --" doesn't work on redhat linux or another distro a
> friend tried for me)

curious because it is the almost standard (gnu) solution in
  most of the utilities.
I guess it is included in most used option parser

touch, mv , cp, .. are all working in the same way.

Otherwise try to rename/move a file called "-v" ...
(without using "./-v" )

> i'm not complaining, i love cygwin!
>
> that is a quite old version of util-linux I wonder does anyone know
> the factors involved in staying with that one? (everything else is
> mostly so wonderfully almost bleeding edge [which I like!])

It is working and the maintainer sees no reason to change it ;-)

I don't think basic stuff needs to be changed a lot.

Regards
Marco


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