Linux cp with a regexp

Question

I would like to copy some files in a directory, renaming the files but conserving extension. Is this possible with a simple cp, using regex ?

For example :

Answer 1

I really like the regex syntax of the rename perl script (by Robin Barker and Larry Wall), e.g.:

rename "s/OldFile/NewFile/" OldFile*

OldFile.c and OldFile.h are renamed to NewFile.c and NewFile.h, respectively

I simply wanted the exact same thing with a copy command:

copy "s/OldFile/NewFile/" OldFile*

So I duplicated that script and changed the rename statement to copy via File::Copy. Et voila! A copy command with perl-regex syntax:

https://gist.github.com/jcward/0ead33bd79f2061c68728cc82582241f