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RE: RE: Odd file rename

by t0mas (Priest)
on Jun 14, 2000 at 17:19 UTC ( [id://18088]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to RE: Odd file rename
in thread Odd file rename

I really can't see your problem with that. Try: 
my @fileList=("F1234","F2345","F3456");
foreach $oldname (@fileList) {
  $newname=$oldname;
  $newname=~ s/^./B/i;
  rename($oldname,$newname)
};

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(credits for regexp to lhoward)

/brother t0mas

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