Questions tagged [batch-rename]
Batch renaming is a form of batch processing used to rename multiple computer files and folders in an automated fashion
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How to automatize media renaming in kodi
I get media files which are not indexed by kodi (running on Ubuntu 15.10) - they need to be renamed first (and then they get indexed and fully processed).
I did not find any built-in solution in kodi ...
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adjust character order of file names (batch)
I have several files named by date and I am trying to make a batch change in naming
they look like this:
dd-mm-yyyy or dd.mm.yyyy or ddjanyyyy
and I'm trying to standardize everyone like this:
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Multiple item name copying
So I've got a folder with 2n files. n them are .foo files, n of them .bar files. I want to copy the filenames of the .foo files (which are all different) to the .bar files ordered alphabetically. The ...
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Ubuntu Inbuilt Bulk File Rename Mask
is there a chance to edit file mask within Ubuntu inbuilt file renamer?
I need to name image files with 4 number format, img_1.jpeg needs to be renamed into img_0001.jpeg. Ubuntu offers only 3 number ...
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Rename files from different directories with their paths
I don't know if I'm making sense but, this is roughly what I'm dealing with, and just in case I'll include that some folders have .jpg in the name:
Photos$ tree
.
├── 1
│ ├── 1.jpg
│ │ └── X
│ ...
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How to rename list of files to a partial same name plus numbered sequence before extension
mv MIPS_236_CONTROLLING_HIGH_BLOOD_PRESSURE_CA_20221701_Denominator_P1_1.csv ../MIPS_236_CONTROLLING_HIGH_BLOOD_PRESSURE_CA_20221701_Denominator_1.csv
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How to shuffle files and rename sequentially
I have a set of .png images, currently named in sequence from 1 to 1000. How can I take these images and reassign them to a random number between 1 & 1000 so I end up with the same range of ...
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Move folder and file name to metadata, batch rename files
I'm very much a novice at programming on the command line so please forgive me asking for very basic help.
I want to take a folder with very many subfolders, add the subfolders and file names to ...
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Moving Subdirectories Between Directories by Folder Name
I have a series of sub-directories, all in one parent-directory, each titled like such:
StringA (Date1) StringW [String10]
StringB (Date2) StringX [String11]
StringB (Date3) StringY [String12]
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Having issues renaming file extensions of multiple files at once through terminal. "Rename" comm, does not seem to work
I have a lot of video files that are in mixed formats (.avi, .mkv, .wmv) that I need to change to ".mp4". All of the video files are within one main directory, but also flow into sub directories under ...
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Finding the image file name and renaming with parent folder names
I have this file structure. I wanted to use the image filename appended with the parent folder names.
Before:
├── ak
│ ├── adak
│ │ ├── Hello\ World456
│ │ ├── cup-printing
│ │ │ └─...
