[lapm] [LA.pm] Numbering files

[Eric Hammond]

Ron Smith wrote:
> How would I go about adding a leadin '0' to the files numbered 1-9 
> to make the files list in order like the following:

Assuming you are using bash or an equivalent sh derivative,
you don't need Perl:

   for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9; do mv file.$i file.0$i; done

If you really want to use Perl:

   perl -e 'rename "file.$_", "file.0$_" for 1..9'

Or is the problem really more complicated than what you presented?

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Eric Hammond
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