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From: Frank Steinmetzger <Warp_7@gmx.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 16:29:23 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20111201152923.GA7389@eisen.lan> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4ED759FC.6060801@gmail.com>

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On Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 04:42:04AM -0600, Dale wrote:

> >> 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.
> >
> > Set $EDITOR to vi, and renaming TV shows becomes quick and easy.

> vi?  O_O  Would nano not work?  I got stuck in vi once.  I felt like I 
> was in Hotel California.  :/   Got that tune in your head now huh?  lol

I used to get stuck in vi, but at some point I asked a friend to give me a
proper introduction and now I can’t live without it anymore. Things like block
select (very useful for renaming files in qmv), redo last action and registers
are a bummer.
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  reply	other threads:[~2011-12-01 15:31 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 [this message]
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
2011-12-01 13:22     ` James Broadhead
2011-12-01 13:51       ` Paul Hartman
2011-12-02 10:21     ` Stroller

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