https://github.com/potocpav/batch-rename

Rename or move files using Python regular expressions.
https://github.com/potocpav/batch-rename

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Rename or move files using Python regular expressions.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/potocpav/batch-rename
• Owner: potocpav
• Created: 2015-02-26T15:47:37.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-09-23T21:00:28.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-08-27T08:59:40.103Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 3.91 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# batch-rename

A script to **batch rename/move** files using **regular expressions**

with **sensible defaults** and **nice output**.

Very similar to perl-rename, but uses Python regular expressions and

interactively asks before a rename.

Tested on GNU/Linux, unlikely to work on other platforms.

# Invocation

This is the output of the ```rn --help``` command.

```

usage: rn [-h] [-v] [-q] [-p] [-b] [-c] match replace [file [file ...]]

Batch rename files.

positional arguments:

  match          regexp match

  replace        regexp replace

  file           list of files to rename

optional arguments:

  -h, --help     show this help message and exit

  -v, --verbose  write information about every moved file

  -q, --quiet    do not output anything

  -p, --pretend  just list the mv commands, do not write anything

  -b, --batch    do not ask before renaming

  -c, --copy     copy the files instead of just moving

```

## Usage

**TL;DR:** Python regexp replace is used

([```re.sub```](https://docs.python.org/2/library/re.html#re.sub)).

Single quote everything.

The program asks you before doing anything by default, so feel free to experiment.

### Examples

- Replace underscores with spaces (in all mp3 files):

```bash

rn _ ' ' *.mp3

```

- Drop stuff in brackets (in all files in the current directory):

```bash

rn ' \(.*\)' ''

```

- Print every letter twice (in all files in the current directory):

```bash

rn '(.)' '\1\1'

```