From: lorif32768@gmail.com   
      
   On Monday, November 18, 2019 at 4:20:15 PM UTC, T. Ment wrote:   
   > On Mon, 18 Nov 2019 07:57:23 -0800 (PST), Lori Fairhead wrote:   
   >   
   > > How would I add a prefix to all the current files   
   > > in the directory?   
   >   
   > The hard way I think.   
   >   
   > dir /b > my.bat   
   >   
   > edit the file, duplicate the name column, add your change to the second   
   > column, and REN each line. Easy with a editor that can copy columns and   
   > fill column blocks.   
   >   
      
   This has a problem that it won't deal with SPACE in the filenames,   
   I would need to also put quotes around the filenames. In UNIX that   
   would actually be easy because 'sed' would do all that for you in   
   a single command.   
      
   >   
   > > And why does the REN command I suggested default to such   
   > > illogical behaviour?   
   >   
   > Group rename an extension is all I know about. Maybe someone knows more.   
      
   I don't know much about NTDOS, after they changed Windows from MSDOS   
   I sort of gravitated into UNIX which has much more powerful commands   
   and also the commands are standardised (well reasonably).   
      
   Am looking for a manual on NTDOS if I was to learn it. I can't be   
   doing with reading the piecemeal help texts.   
      
   Thanks for you input :)   
      
   Regards   
   Lori F   
      
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