https://github.com/jguarato/rename-multiple-files

Script to rename multiple files / a sequence of files at once by changing the filename format.
https://github.com/jguarato/rename-multiple-files

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Script to rename multiple files / a sequence of files at once by changing the filename format.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jguarato/rename-multiple-files
• Owner: jguarato
• Created: 2022-04-19T20:32:44.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-04-19T23:19:49.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-09-17T23:39:26.850Z (about 2 years ago)
• Topics: rename-files, shell-script
• Language: Shell
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• Size: 5.86 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

          
# Rename multiple files or a sequence o files...

This shell script was created to rename several files at once that have the same base name, but are enumerated some how (in order to differentiate each one).

## 💡 Here are some tips on how to use it




Make sure the files are inside a directory along with the script file rename_multiple_siles.sh




Then, you can choose between three options to rename files, just change the value of the variable $RENAME_OPTION:

    ↪️ Rename files by enumerating them and keeping the same enumeration of the old files (RENAME_OPTION=1);

    ↪️ Rename files by enumerating them in ascending order, starting from the initial value of the variable $NUM

       with an increment as defined by the variable $NUM_INCREMENT (RENAME_OPTION=2);

    ↪️ Rename files by just replacing a part of the filename (RENAME_OPTION=3).




Now, you need to set the extension of the files that would be renamed in the variable $FILE_EXTENSION:

    e.g. FILE_EXTENSION=".dat" or FILE_EXTENSION=".png"




If you chose RENAME_OPTION=1 and RENAME_OPTION=2, you must define the complete name of the files,

including the enumeration format and the file extension, in the variable $NEW_COMPLETE_NAME:

    e.g. NEW_COMPLETE_NAME="my_new_filename_%02d.dat"




If you chose RENAME_OPTION=2, you must define the starting number and the increment of the file enumeration as previously described:

    e.g. NUM=1 and NUM_INCREMENT=1




If you chose RENAME_OPTION=3, you must set the part of the name you want to remove in the variable $RMV_NAME, and the part you want to include in the variable $INCL_NAME:

    e.g. RMV_NAME="old" and INCL_NAME="new"




☑️ After all, you can run the script.




## 💻 Examples



### Original files 

![1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/82293939/164112146-b69181a1-d768-4660-a5e4-12f368b6feec.png)




  

### Renaming files with RENAME_OPTION=1 

![RENAME_OPTION=1_1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/82293939/164113761-691df547-a9ba-4899-a097-85cde83fab96.png)

![RENAME_OPTION=1_2](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/82293939/164112047-cfbc7c81-5eb6-436a-9baf-79f326d2f8f2.png)




  

### Renaming files with RENAME_OPTION=2

![RENAME_OPTION=2_1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/82293939/164113763-a97d8ab4-c701-45d3-801a-8d7bd8e6b975.png)

![RENAME_OPTION=2_2](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/82293939/164112051-6d5ca5af-63f7-43e3-a9f8-bf9df42b6210.png)




  

### Renaming files with RENAME_OPTION=3

![RENAME_OPTION=3_1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/82293939/164113765-0322c764-f61c-4d1e-9542-7cf9d16d67f5.png)

![RENAME_OPTION=3_2](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/82293939/164112058-6f849ba9-06de-4826-9551-c8c2646e2673.png)