Hi again!!!

I've one more question For example, think about a avi file I've in my computer called "Batman01.avi"

If I would like to open it with mplayer (yeah, I got it to work ) I would only type

mplayer Batman01.avi

and there I go. If I need to rename it, no problems either

rename Batman01.avi Batman_01.avi

But how to I do if I have something like this:

Batman TAS - 208 - Mad Love.avi

I cannot rename or execute files with spaces and that length, it always returns me an error. It could be renamed using KDE or Gnome with their konqueror or whatever to browse files, but I cannot do it for 2 reasons:

- I don't use Gnome or KDE (Only IceWM and BlackBox)

- Some of my avi media with names like that are in CD-ROM.

Some programs as xine and avifile can open then like that, but I don't know how to proceed if I need to either rename them or open with a command line...

Any help to this eternal newbie I am would be very helpful

Thanks

Hi

May you could try putting the file_name in single-quotes.

regards
theN

maybe I've understood wrong, but, if you can use the command line it should be easy to rename the files using mv
just "mv film file.avi film_file.avi"
in the case of cd-rom I think the only way is to first copy that files in your hard drive before renaming them.

You can either escape the characters by typing the backslash :

A\ Really\ Inconvenient\ Filename\ -\ by\ the\ Artist\ Now\ Known\ As\ Squiggle.avi

or you can put it in double quotes (single quotes won't work):

"A Really Inconvenient Filename - by the Artist Now Known As Squiggle.avi"

PS. Generally, the mv command is used instead of rename. This is one of those minor inconsistencies in Unix that make it fun.

Thanks a lot guys I've learned really much in these forums. mv is a new command for me . But as an old DOS user, I went straight to rename... hehe.
The double quotes will do the job and I've to be more careful with my media's name from now on .

Thanks again for your help and time...