AsciiRename

AsciiRename is a small command-line tool for renaming files with Unicode filenames into transliterated ASCII equivalents.

It was made primarily to assist with managing media files destined for devices with no/limited support for Unicode filenames.

AsciiRename relies on AnyAscii to perform the transliteration and libpu8 to build cross-platform on both Windows and Linux systems.

Installation

Windows

The Windows release provides self-contained x86/x64 binaries which run on Windows.

Download the latest Windows zip file from https://github.com/jonthysell/AsciiRename/releases/latest
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Note: If you're unsure which version to download, try x64. Most modern PCs are 64-bit.

MacOS

The MacOS release provides self-contained x64 binaries which run on OSX.

Download the latest MacOS tar.gz file from https://github.com/jonthysell/AsciiRename/releases/latest
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Linux

The Linux release provides self-contained x64 binaries which run on many Linux distributions.

Download the latest Linux tar.gz file from https://github.com/jonthysell/AsciiRename/releases/latest
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Usage

Usage: ascii-rename [options...] [paths...]
-h, --help       Show this help and exit
-n, --no-op      Show what would happen but don't actually rename path(s)
-o, --overwrite  Overwrite existing paths(s)
-r, --recursive  Rename files and subdirectories recursively
-v, --verbose    Make the output more verbose
-V, --version    Show version number and exit

Build

This project requires CMake >= 3.16 and a standard C++ build environment.

Windows (VS)

Open VS Command Prompt, then run one of the following:

Build Debug: .\scripts\build-debug.cmd
Build Release: .\scripts\build-release.cmd

Linux (GCC) / MacOS (AppleClang)

Build Debug: ./scripts/build-debug.sh
Build Release: ./scripts/build-release.sh

General

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .

Errata

AsciiRename is open-source under the MIT license.

jonthysell/AsciiRename