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--- linux:mass-renaming [2018/07/30 17:12] – created Wuff
+++ linux:mass-renaming [2023/05/29 11:55] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 Rename extension:
 <code>rename 's/\.pdf$/.doc/' *</code>
+Swapping parts of filename:
+<code>rename 's/(.*) - Linkin Park (.*)$/Linkin Park - $1 $2/' *.mkv</code>
 for dry-run, use -n option!
+Mass moving files from numbered directories into another one (bash for loop):
+<code>for i in `seq 2 30`;do mv bla$i/* target_directory ; done</code>
+A graphical bulk renaming tool is:
+<code>sudo apt-get install pyrenamer</code>
+{{:linux:pasted:20180805-155925.png}}