rename.py

Yet another rename.py (should I really call it yaren.py?) My Own Rename (bulk file rename python command line application) ala Perl rename.pl

Requirements

Software: works with python 3

USAGE

usage: yaren.py [-h] [-a STRING] [-b [BLANK]] [-c CONTAINS] [-d DELETE]
                [-e EXPRESSION] [-r REPLACE] [-s START] [-z ZTRIP] [-k SKIP]
                [-n [NUMBER]] [-w [SWAP]] [-ext EXTENSION] [-exl]
                [--root ROOT] [-m MATCH] [-x SUFFIX] [-D] [-G] [-R] [-Y] [-F]
                [-_] [-B] [-C] [-L] [-U] [-T] [-V] [-O] [-S] [-P] [-Z]
                [-H [HASH]] [-v] [--remove]
                [files [files ...]]

rename files

positional arguments:
  files

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -a STRING, --string STRING
                        add string
  -b [BLANK], --blank [BLANK]
                        Replace blank with _
  -c CONTAINS, --contains CONTAINS
                        check for string in filename; works with -r
  -d DELETE, --delete DELETE
                        delete string in filename
  -e EXPRESSION, --expression EXPRESSION
                        pattern with regex
  -r REPLACE, --replace REPLACE
                        replace string; works with -c and -p
  -s START, --start START
                        delete string from beginning of filename
  -z ZTRIP, --ztrip ZTRIP
                        delete n chars from end of filename
  -k SKIP, --skip SKIP  skip n char from start of filename
  -n [NUMBER], --number [NUMBER]
                        Add a 2 digit sequence
  -w [SWAP], --swap [SWAP]
                        swap names Alfa Beta->Beta Alfa
  -ext EXTENSION, --extension EXTENSION
                        change extension example to .mp3
  -exl, --extlower      Transform extension into lower case
  --root ROOT           this will be the root directory
  -m MATCH, --match MATCH
                        apply only to file that match pattern
  -x SUFFIX, --suffix SUFFIX
                        apply only to file with suffix like .mp3
  -D, --directory       Apply only to directory
  -G, --regular         Apply only to regular files
  -R, --recursive       Recursive into subdirs
  -Y, --yes             Confirm before rename [y/n]
  -F, --force           Force to rename (do it!)
  -_, --under           Remove underscores and minuses
  -B, --bottom          Put number sequence at end
  -C, --camel           Transform filename in CamelCase
  -L, --lower           Transform filename into lower case
  -U, --upper           Transform filename into upper case
  -T, --title           Transform into Title case
  -V, --version         Print version and die
  -O, --color           Print messages in color
  -S, --strip           Strip blank|tab at end or bottom
  -P, --timestamp       Add timestamp of access time
  -Z, --sanitize        Sanitize name from weird chars
  -H [HASH], --hash [HASH]
                        filename is hash
  -v, --verbose         verbose output
  --remove              remove file if match

    Examples:
    $ rename.py --skip start_of_file --skip 5 --contains This --replace That --number --suffix .mp3 --force
    would rename a file like: start_of_file1234_Take_This.mp3
                 into: 01-Take_That.mp3

    $ rename.py -s start_of_file -k 5 -e '/This/That/' -n -x mp3 -F
    would do the same

Installation

Easy as make install (will simply copy the file rename.py in /usr/local/bin)

Development

There is plenty of space for development

License MIT

What other decent licenses exist?