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Re: help with 'rename' function

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From: Timothy J Luoma <luomat+Lists/Zsh/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: gsker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: help with 'rename' function
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 98 11:53:51 -0400
Cc: zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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	Author:        Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
	Original-Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 08:44:34 -0500 (CDT)
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<Pine.SOL.3.95.980612084320.12190A-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Am I missing something?
> This seems deceptively easy
>
> for a in *.THIS
> mv $a $a:r.THAT

HRm.... I've never seen the :r before.

Where can I learn more about the "variable:X" usage?

TjL

ps -- yes your answer works just fine for what I want

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