[Bug 1056205] [NEW] prename seems to choke on files containing parentheses

[karl anliot]

Public bug reported:

This bug is against the "rename" script in the perl package.
see: man rename

renaming multiple files containing parentheses.  Using the files attached, you should be able to reproduce.
extract the archive,
Do this: (generally the idea here is to remove the extension from the mp3 files)
rename s/\.part// *

you will notice that all files are not renamed.
I expected all files to be renamed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: perl 5.14.2-13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.23-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 25 09:36:09 2012
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120905.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: perl
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: perl (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal

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Title:
  prename seems to choke on files containing parentheses

Status in “perl” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This bug is against the "rename" script in the perl package.
  see: man rename

  renaming multiple files containing parentheses.  Using the files attached, you should be able to reproduce.
  extract the archive,
  Do this: (generally the idea here is to remove the extension from the mp3 files)
  rename s/\.part// *

  you will notice that all files are not renamed.
  I expected all files to be renamed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: perl 5.14.2-13
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.23-generic 3.5.4
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Sep 25 09:36:09 2012
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120905.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: perl
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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