Tip Of The Day (4) : Bulk renaming files in linux

Tip Of The Day (4) : Bulk renaming files in linux 

Don't forget to read the other tips:

Tip Of The Day (5) : Batch Script to resize pictures in linux (Nemo)

Tip Of The Day (3) : Linux Mint 13 and Petra Backports

Tip Of The Day (2) : Batch resizing pictures in linux

Tip Of The Day (1) : Screenshot 

• Xfce with Thunar : use the embedded Bulk renamer included in Thunar.

• Linux Mint with Nemo (or Ubuntu based with Nautilus) : 

1- Install pyrenamer 

2- Use it "as it is" or integrate it in your file manager : 

Nautilus and its fork, Nemo can use scripts to integrate new features.

to get the right folder for your script, use either solutions : 

- Right click on a file, search for scripts > open scripts folder

- On Nautilus for Ubuntu 12.10 and before : ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts

- On Nautilus for Ubuntu 13.04 and after : ~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts

- On Nemo : ~/.gnome2/nemo-scripts

Create a new file call it "Bulk rename" or whatever, open it with your text editor and paste the following : 

#!/bin/bash

#Launch Pyrenamer in current folder.

#########################################################################

# Nemo "Bulk Rename" Script #

##########################################################################

if [ "$1" = "" ];then

wdir=${NEMO_SCRIPT_CURRENT_URI#file://}

wdir=${wdir//%20/ }

else

filetype=$(file "$1")

filetype=${filetype##*: }

if [ "$filetype" = "directory" ];then

wdir=${NEMO_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS%%$1*}

wdir=$wdir/$1

else

wdir=${NEMO_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS%%$1*}

fi

fi

pyrenamer "$wdir"

Save, and make it executable

3- the script is now available when right clicking > scripts in the folder you want files to be renamed.