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renames multiple files that match the pattern

Useful when you want to quickly rename a bunch of files. Show Sample Output
This is sample output - yours may be different.
```
$:~/tmp$ ls
foofile1  foofile2  foofile3
$:~/tmp$ rename 's/foo/bar/g' *
$:~/tmp$ ls
barfile1  barfile2  barfile3
```
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rename 's/foo/bar/g' *

terrasect · 2009-02-06 06:45:41 32

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