Bulk file renamer providing a contractor plugin for Pantheon Files, the elementaryos file browser. It may also be used as a stand-alone app or from the commandline.
The starting point may either be the original filename or a constant basename. The starting point may be modified by -
- adding constant text
- adding a number sequence with a chosen start number and number of digits
- adding a letter sequence with chosen start letters
- adding a chosen date with or without a time
In each case the added characters may be prepended, appended, or may replace an existing character sequence. When prepending or appending, an arbitrary separator may be specified.
Multiple such modifications may be made.
The order in which the files are modified may be -
- by name
- by creation date
- by modification date
In each case the order may be reversed.
The file extension is usually excluded from renaming but there is an option to include it in replacement modifications.
The renaming may be undone if the app has not been closed or reconfigured in the meantime.
The modification settings are saved and restored on closing and opening the app.
A contractor is provided for the elementaryos Files app so it can be used from the selection context menu.
Files can also be drag/dropped into the app for renaming or chosen with a FileChooser dialog.
These dependencies must be present before building
valacmesonglib-2.0gtk+-3.0
You can install these on a Ubuntu-based system by executing this command:
sudo apt install valac meson libgtk-3-dev
meson build --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release
cd build
ninja
sudo ninja install
You will now find that the context menu in Pantheon Files shows an extra entry when more than one file item has been selected. Clicking on this option results in the renamer window being launched with the selected files appearing in the "Old Name" list. You can also lauch the renamer from the command line with:
io.github.jeremypw.bulk-renamer [OPTIONS] [FILES]
Current options are:
Help Options:
-h, --help Show help options
--help-all Show all help options
--help-gapplication Show GApplication options
--help-gtk Show GTK+ Options
Application Options:
-b, --base-name=BASE NAME Base name of renamed files
-c, --sort-by-created Rename in creation date order
-m, --sort-by-modified Rename in modification date order
-r, --reverse_order Reverse sort order
--display=DISPLAY X display to use