Desperately seeking "rename"

Nellis, Kenneth Kenneth.Nellis@acs-inc.com
Fri May 21 15:21:00 GMT 2010


> From: Christopher Faylor
> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 10:00
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: Desperately seeking "rename"
...
> If you're looking for the rename utility then you should be searching
> for rename.exe.  If you're looking for the rename() function it is part
> of Cygwin.
> 
> cgf

Adding ".exe" to the utility name in the search box was a
wonderful tip! Too often I've been frustrated by the multitude
of responses when searching for a utility without the file
suffix. I suggest this handy tip be added to the search page.
It might actually reduce inquiries to this list.

--Ken Nellis


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