624
submitted 1 year ago by mayflower@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] kaitco@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Since major projects like Firefox keep getting mentioned, I’ll throw a shout out to Ant Renamer.

It’s simple, it’s FOSS, and it just works. I often - ahem - acquire a number of files from various sources that are labeled like “Mission.Impossible.7.Complete.zHD.2022.xReloadedx”, and an application like Ant Renamer can batch rename files into whatever you need.

For example, if I need to backup or copy a set of game saves in a folder that all need to have the same prefix like N007 from N002, I would have to manually change 10K files from one prefix to the other. Ant Renamer can do everything in a batch that runs quicker than the blink of an eye.

So, Ant Renamer for the win!

[-] Bananicorn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

On that note there's a teeny tiny bash script called vimv, which enables you to rename a list of files in vim!

It's absolutely glorious, but don't switch lines around or delete them, it's really simple, comes with the full power of vim and doesn't protect you from yourself ;)

this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
624 points (99.4% liked)

Asklemmy

43989 readers
597 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

  1. Open-ended question
  2. Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
  3. Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
  4. Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
  5. An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS