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Re: Changing date format in filenames in Linux

Hi Mike.

No problem.  It's just that you need to make the file executable.  In the scripts directory where you are now, enter:
chmod +x name-reformatYou can check again with
ls -l name*and you will see the "X"s have reappeared in the permissions list.
You could create several false mp3 file names of the right format to make a better test - e.g. 12-02-1923.mp3 etc. 
Then enter :[/s...
Hi Mike.

No problem.  It's just that you need to make the file executable.  In the scripts directory where you are now, enter:
chmod +x name-reformatYou can check again with
ls -l name*and you will see the "X"s have reappeared in the permissions list.
You could create several false mp3 file names of the right format to make a better test - e.g. 12-02-1923.mp3 etc. 
Then enter :[/s...