[ale] perl / filesystem script

[Sue Bauer-Lee]

Folks -

Keep in mind that this file naming scheme is a default behaviour of
Microsoft products. The users' fault lies in not knowing enough
to change filenames to REMOVE spaces when saving.

> 
> I was going to suggest either remove their thumbs ore theire entire
> keyboard, but I guess removing just the spacebar is a more humane
> solutions. But which one would give me more sysadmin satisfaction?
> BOFH school of Sys Adminning, 1997 suma cum laude.
> 
> Jim  :)
> 
> On Sun, 24 Oct 1999 m at wroth.com wrote:
> 
> > take the space bar off the keyboards of the people at work that cannot
> > name their files correctly.
> > 
> > 
> > jfondow wrote:
> > > 
> > > I found a perl script a couple of weeks ago and now I can't find it
> > > again (I thought I bookmarked it).  What I am trying to do is rename a
> > > directory and files from "a file name with spaces" to
> > > "a_file_name_with_spaces".  Some of the folks at work are using pc's to
> > > edit their web pages and the pc allows spaces, but when trying to do
> > > backups and file manipulation, it bombs on the linux box of course.  Any
> > > ideas would be greatly appreciated.  TIA
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Is that you John Wayne? Is this me?
> > 
> 


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