xDivisionByZerox/rename-directory-content

Rename all files in a directory based on the directory name

rename-directory-content

Rename all files in a directory based on the directory name. Build in NodeJS (because I can).

Installation

1. Clone.

  git clone https://github.com/xDivisionByZerox/rename-directory-content.git

2. Install dependencies (for building the project).

  npm install

3. Build the project.

  npm run build

Usage

Run the script.

  npm run start [directory-you-want-to-rename]

Example:

  npm run start C:/photos/highlights

The script will rename all files in this directory based on the directory name. In this example all files in the directory C:/photos/highlights will be renamed to highlights_[index].[file-extension].

Add a custom rename base name

If you don't want to rename all files in a directory based on the directory name you can provide a custom name by adding the --name "your-custom-name" to the CLI. Please not that if you run the script via the npm run start script you need to pass an extra -- before your argument for this to work.

Example:

  npm run start -- C:/photos/highlights --name picture

This will rename all files in the directory C:/photos/highlights to picture_[index].[file-extension].