From: Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@igpm.rwth-aachen.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:55:12 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1322736912.841.0@numa-i> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <911986BB-0850-4126-BB82-39C1A747EC2D@stellar.eclipse.co.uk>
On 12/01/2011 10:34:33 AM, Stroller wrote:
>
> On 1 December 2011, at 01:49, Dale wrote:
> > ...
> > I ran into a problem. I been downloading a lot of TV shows. I
> forgot to put a sort of important part in the names. This is what I
> have with the full path:
> >
> > /data/Movies/TV_Series/Person of Interest/Season 1, Episode 1 -
> Pilot.mp4
> >
> > This is what I need it to be:
> >
> > /data/Movies/TV_Series/Person of Interest/Person of Interest -
> Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot.mp4
> >
> > Basically, I need to add the name of the show to the name of the
> file. They will all be added to the front of the names. They also
> almost all contain spaces, which means some fancy footwork with the
> \.
>
> I see you've renamed your files already, but as a reference answer:
>
> `rename` from sys-apps/util-linux is ok.
>
> sys-apps/renameutils should be installed on every system, IMO, and
> aliased thus in your .bashrc:
>
> alias qmv="qmv -f do"
> alias qcp="qcp -f do"
>
> Set $EDITOR to vi, and renaming TV shows becomes quick and easy.
>
I prefer sys-apps/pyrenamer which is (IMHO) even more comfortable.
Helmut.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-12-01 10:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-12-01 1:49 [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually Dale
2011-12-01 2:18 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2011-12-01 2:46 ` Dale
2011-12-01 2:19 ` Francisco Ares
2011-12-01 2:23 ` Francisco Ares
2011-12-01 2:22 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-12-01 2:29 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-12-01 2:22 ` bill.longman
2011-12-01 3:23 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2011-12-01 4:18 ` Dale
2011-12-01 8:53 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-12-01 9:34 ` Stroller
2011-12-01 10:42 ` Dale
2011-12-01 15:29 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2011-12-02 17:33 ` James Broadhead
2011-12-02 10:50 ` Stroller
2011-12-02 15:43 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2011-12-01 10:55 ` Helmut Jarausch [this message]
2011-12-01 13:22 ` James Broadhead
2011-12-01 13:51 ` Paul Hartman
2011-12-02 10:21 ` Stroller
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