2014-02-23 18:08:04 +01:00
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# rename
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2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00
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> Renames multiple files.
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2014-02-23 18:08:04 +01:00
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2016-01-20 12:41:12 +01:00
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- Rename files using a Perl Common Regular Expression (substitute 'foo' with 'bar' wherever found):
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2014-02-23 18:08:04 +01:00
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2016-01-20 12:41:12 +01:00
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`rename {{'s/foo/bar/'}} {{\*}}`
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2014-02-23 18:08:04 +01:00
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2016-01-20 18:59:42 +01:00
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- Dry-run - display which renames would occur without performing them:
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2014-02-23 18:08:04 +01:00
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2016-01-20 12:41:12 +01:00
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`rename -n {{'s/foo/bar/'}} {{\*}}`
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2014-02-23 18:08:04 +01:00
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2016-01-20 12:41:12 +01:00
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- Convert filenames to lower case:
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2014-02-23 18:08:04 +01:00
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2016-01-20 12:41:12 +01:00
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`rename 'y/A-Z/a-z/' {{\*}}`
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2015-06-26 04:35:13 +02:00
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2016-01-20 12:41:12 +01:00
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- Replace whitespace with underscores:
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2015-06-26 04:35:13 +02:00
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2016-01-20 12:41:12 +01:00
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`rename 's/\s+/_/g' {{\*}}`
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