Comments on: CLI ABFR http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Fragen http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr#comment-18504 Andy Fragen Wed, 22 Mar 2006 04:56:04 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr/#comment-18504 Try <a href="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12259">R-Name3</a>. It's free. Try R-Name3. It's free.

]]> By: The Plaid Cow http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr#comment-18503 The Plaid Cow Wed, 22 Mar 2006 01:39:40 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr/#comment-18503 To go with all of the other posts that don't offer a command line solution, I recommend <a href="http://www2.mitsuya.nuem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~tagaya/cocoa/rname_en.html">R-Name</a> as an excellent replacement for ABFR. With the AppleScript I have, you can even make a selection and press Command-Shift-R to start the process. To go with all of the other posts that don't offer a command line solution, I recommend R-Name as an excellent replacement for ABFR. With the AppleScript I have, you can even make a selection and press Command-Shift-R to start the process.

]]> By: Corey Porter http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr#comment-18502 Corey Porter Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:40:34 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr/#comment-18502 find . -type f -name \*.whatever -print0 | xargs -0 rename -s/FROM_PATTERN/TO_PATTERN/g works under most shells. find . -type f -name \*.whatever -print0 | xargs -0 rename -s/FROM_PATTERN/TO_PATTERN/g

works under most shells.

]]> By: Brian http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr#comment-18501 Brian Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:52:21 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr/#comment-18501 The perl util is nice. You can also use some simple shell scripting (no need for sed/awk): For instance, say you want to UPPER->lower files: $ mkdir test $ cd test $ for i in 1 2 3 4; do touch ABCD$i; done $ ls ABCD1 ABCD2 ABCD3 ABCD4 $ for i in `ls`; do j=`echo $i | tr [A-Z] [a-z]`; mv $i $j; done $ ls abcd1 abcd2 abcd3 abcd4 Of course you'll be creating 2 new processes for every file... The perl util is nice. You can also use some simple shell scripting (no need for sed/awk):

For instance, say you want to UPPER->lower files:

$ mkdir test

$ cd test

$ for i in 1 2 3 4; do touch ABCD$i; done

$ ls

ABCD1 ABCD2 ABCD3 ABCD4

$ for i in `ls`; do j=`echo $i | tr [A-Z] [a-z]`; mv $i $j; done

$ ls

abcd1 abcd2 abcd3 abcd4

Of course you'll be creating 2 new processes for every file...

]]> By: Matt Henderson http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr#comment-18500 Matt Henderson Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:31:24 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr/#comment-18500 File Buddy is pretty nice for this type thing (although it's much much more than a renamer.) File Buddy is pretty nice for this type thing (although it's much much more than a renamer.)

]]> By: Tim Buchheim http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr#comment-18499 Tim Buchheim Tue, 21 Mar 2006 20:05:17 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr/#comment-18499 A lot of linux distributions include a perl script called "rename" which lets you specify perl code for modifying names. (For example, to rename *.foo to end in .bar, you could run "rename 's/foo$/bar/' *.foo") I found a copy of the source <a href="http://www.greenfly.org/rename">here</a> run "pod2man rename > rename.1" to generate the man page (then stick it wherever you keep man pages for stuff you've installed) .. if you just want to view it, you can use "pod2man rename | nroff -man | less" (or just "pod2text rename" if you don't care about underlines, bold, etc.) A lot of linux distributions include a perl script called "rename" which lets you specify perl code for modifying names. (For example, to rename *.foo to end in .bar, you could run "rename 's/foo$/bar/' *.foo")

I found a copy of the source here

run "pod2man rename > rename.1" to generate the man page (then stick it wherever you keep man pages for stuff you've installed) .. if you just want to view it, you can use "pod2man rename | nroff -man | less" (or just "pod2text rename" if you don't care about underlines, bold, etc.)

]]> By: Simone Manganelli http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr#comment-18498 Simone Manganelli Tue, 21 Mar 2006 20:03:24 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr/#comment-18498 I typically use the Finder scripts that are included with Mac OS X, accessible via the Scripts menu, but that's not a command-line solution either. I typically use the Finder scripts that are included with Mac OS X, accessible via the Scripts menu, but that's not a command-line solution either.

]]> By: Tristan Brown http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr#comment-18497 Tristan Brown Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:30:16 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr/#comment-18497 I use <a href="http://www.power4mac.com/renamer/">Renamer4Mac</a>. It's a GUI app, but it's free and has (among other options) regex support. I use Renamer4Mac. It's a GUI app, but it's free and has (among other options) regex support.

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr#comment-18496 Erik J. Barzeski Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:26:29 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr/#comment-18496 Brooke, I have. It's not a CLI app, of course, but it's a good substitute for ABFR. I'm still hoping to find (or build) a CLI version. Brooke, I have. It's not a CLI app, of course, but it's a good substitute for ABFR. I'm still hoping to find (or build) a CLI version.

]]> By: Brooke Callahan http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr#comment-18495 Brooke Callahan Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:17:25 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/03/21/cli_abfr/#comment-18495 Have you tried Automator's "Rename Finder Items" action? Have you tried Automator's "Rename Finder Items" action?

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