rename files with command line

bigmacbb63 · #1 30th April 2009, 02:54 AM

Hi guys,

I wanted to see if I could get your help on another issue. I have a bunch of mislabeled files among
other things but I'll start with this first. Can anyone help me as far as using the command line to fix
this issue.

Thanks for your help ahead of time,

bigmac:

scottro · #2 30th April 2009, 03:02 AM

It would help if you gave us an idea of the files that were mislabeledd. For example, if you want to relabel a bunch of files from JPG to jpg, one would use a for loop.

If the files are all over the place, you might have to use find and xargs.

Please be a bit more specific, then I think someone can help.

Meanwhile, I'm renaming the thread to be a bit more specific, so that the scripting experts will be more likely to notice it.

stevea · #3 30th April 2009, 04:45 AM

I'm not a fan of fancy gui tools when a script will do, but krename or pyrenamer might help here.

Short answer bigmac' is yes - someone can help if you can carefully describe the problem.

leadgolem · #4 30th April 2009, 07:57 AM

Short answer, use the move command.

Code:

cd /where/my/files/are
mv wrongfilename.txt rightfilename.txt

The long answer requires more information to be useful.

stevea · #5 30th April 2009, 08:27 PM

Also look at 'mmv' and 'rename' for more powerful features and mv.

bigmacbb63 · #6 1st May 2009, 02:47 AM

Thank you so much for your help it is greatly appreciated.
You guys are so awesome and that doesn't even say enough.
I will be going through alot of different lines so I'll have to go through them
with you one at a time; since there is alot.

Thanks again,

bigmac