As rename(1) doesn't uses an expression (like regex or glob) but rather a substring.
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misc-utils/rename.1.adoc | 12 ++++++------
misc-utils/rename.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/misc-utils/rename.1.adoc b/misc-utils/rename.1.adoc
index b8ea2bfdf..e5ba17e7a 100644
--- a/misc-utils/rename.1.adoc
+++ b/misc-utils/rename.1.adoc
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ rename - rename files
== SYNOPSIS
-*rename* [options] _expression replacement file_...
+*rename* [options] _original replacement file_...
== DESCRIPTION
-*rename* will rename the specified files by replacing the first occurrence of _expression_ in their name by _replacement_.
+*rename* will rename the specified files by replacing the first occurrence of the _original_ substring in their name by _replacement_.
== OPTIONS
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ Show which files were renamed, if any.
Do not make any changes; add *--verbose* to see what would be made.
*-a*, *--all*::
-Replace all occurrences of _expression_ rather than only the first one.
+Replace all occurrences of _original_ rather than only the first one.
*-l*, *--last*::
-Replace the last occurrence of _expression_ rather than the first one.
+Replace the last occurrence of _original_ rather than the first one.
*-o*, *--no-overwrite*::
Do not overwrite existing files. When *--symlink* is active, do not overwrite symlinks pointing to existing targets.
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ The renaming has no safeguards by default or without any one of the options *--n
== EDGE CASES
-If the _expression_ is empty, then by default _replacement_ will be added to the start of the filename. With *--all*, _replacement_ will be inserted in between every two characters of the filename, as well as at the start and end.
+If the _original_ is empty, then by default _replacement_ will be added to the start of the filename. With *--all*, _replacement_ will be inserted in between every two characters of the filename, as well as at the start and end.
-Normally, only the final path component of a filename is updated. (Or with *--symlink*, only the final path component of the link.) But if either _expression_ or _replacement_ contains a _/_, the full path is updated. This can cause a file to be moved between folders. Creating folders, and moving files between filesystems, is not supported.
+Normally, only the final path component of a filename is updated. (Or with *--symlink*, only the final path component of the link.) But if either _original_ or _replacement_ contains a _/_, the full path is updated. This can cause a file to be moved between folders. Creating folders, and moving files between filesystems, is not supported.
== INTERACTIVE MODE
diff --git a/misc-utils/rename.c b/misc-utils/rename.c
index bb2e3103d..5eb8f4429 100644
--- a/misc-utils/rename.c
+++ b/misc-utils/rename.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(void)
FILE *out = stdout;
fputs(USAGE_HEADER, out);
fprintf(out,
- _(" %s [options] <expression> <replacement> <file>...\n"),
+ _(" %s [options] <original> <replacement> <file>...\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
base-commit: c8e5b8a818323af30ec656f079c7feadaeeb13c3
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2.49.0
