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repren: Do both a find-and-replace and a rename operation at the same time, using a pattern file.

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$ repren --patterns ${path-to-patfile-ext} --full ${*-txt}

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The command you provided is incomplete. However, based on what you've provided, here's a possible explanation:

The command is trying to execute a program or script called "repren" with certain arguments.

--patterns ${path-to-patfile-ext} specifies that the program should use the pattern file located at the path specified by ${path-to-patfile-ext}. This pattern file likely contains a list of search patterns to be used by the program.
--full ${*-txt} instructs the program to perform a full search using the search pattern ${*-txt}. The ${*-txt} part is a variable expansion where * is a wildcard character that matches any sequence of characters. So, it will search for files ending with ".txt" using the search pattern specified.

However, without knowing the exact context and content of the command, some details may vary.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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