patch build mmv util on Snow Leopard OS X

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What:  build mmv util on OS X

Obtain source and diff file:

mmv_1.01b.orig.tar.gz	25.1 kB	1b2135ab2f17bdfa9e08debbb3c46ad8
mmv_1.01b-15.diff.gz	10.4 kB	991e5c7ef7b78a05aba1b81c36c6288c

Unpack both then copy 1.01b-15.diff into the 1.01b folder

cd mmv-1.01b.orig

Patch source with diff file; type this into the terminal

patch < mmv_1.01b-15.diff

Type :

  make

 Result:
 you should see the mmv binary in the build directory


note: i don't know why but mmv -h gives no help output

Binary

Here's a precompiled binary package (nice work Joel!) on another blog :

mmv on Mac OS X

 

More info:

Linux rename tools

mmv Man Page | SS64.com