mod_rewrite Help

[stevan]

I am trying to redo the following Rewrite Rule I have tried and get errors I am new so I need some help

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^([0-9]*).htm/?$ links.php?cid=$1 [L]


Now the address for a Cat page is

http://www.cruisevacationcenter.net/51.htm

Want it to show

http://www.cruisevacationcenter.net/links/Catagory Name


On the second page it is

http://www.cruisevacationcenter.net/links.php?pg=2&cid=51

Want it to show

http://www.cruisevacationcenter.net/links/Catagory Name/index2.html

THXS Steve

[shyam]

RewriteRule ^links/([^/]*)(/index([0-9]+).html)?$ links.php?catName=$1&pg=$3 [L]

links.php must be able to handle catName instead of cid