Re: [PATCH] rename: change "expression" to "original"
Dirk Gouders <[email protected]>
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Nuno Silva <[email protected]> writes: > On 2025-06-22, Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier wrote: > >> As rename(1) doesn't uses an expression (like regex or glob) but >> rather a substring. > [...] >> -*rename* [options] _expression replacement file_... >> +*rename* [options] _original replacement file_... > [...] > > Oh. I was aware of there being at least two different "rename" utilities > on Linux systems, this one from util-linux and a perl-based one using > regexes, but I hadn't noticed this wording in the online manual and > usage output. > > Yes, this change probably helps telling it apart from the perl-based > rename. In case this change will be accepted, how about using other terms for both, "expression / original" and "replacement"? Could be that it is my individual difficulty but I would way better understand something like: *rename* [options] _string_1 string_2 file_... Anyway, I guess the following should be fixed, regardless: +If the _original_ is empty, then by default _replacement_ will... => +If _original_ is empty, then by default _replacement_ will... Regards, Dirk