https://github.com/serpent7776/rer

regular expression based file renamer
https://github.com/serpent7776/rer

commandline regex regular-expression rename rename-files utility

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regular expression based file renamer

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/serpent7776/rer
• Owner: serpent7776
• License: bsd-2-clause
• Created: 2014-10-28T20:14:34.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-07-19T19:58:33.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-17T12:34:03.151Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: commandline, regex, regular-expression, rename, rename-files, utility
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 40 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG
  • License: LICENSE

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rer

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regular expression based file renamer

rer is a tool that rename files that matches given pattern.

Each file name given as argument is matched against pattern.

If a match is found file is renamed according to given replacement using PCRE regular expression.

## Usage

    rer /pattern/replacement/modifiers file [file [...]]

## Examples

rename foobar to foobaz

    $ rer /bar/baz/ foobar

Swap first word with second, renaming foo-bar to bar-foo, foo-baz to baz-foo and foo-123 to 123-foo

    $ rer '/(\w+)-(\w+)/\2-\1/' foo-bar foo-baz foo-123