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Rename a list of files using a text editor

5 mentions on Hacker News by 3 people: 0 stories, 5 comments · first 2017-03-17 · latest 2022-12-21

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  1. https://github.com/ivanmaeder/vimv 100%. I use this every day, esp. when editing my music library.
    comment by zJayv · 2022-12-21 · in Ask HN: Programs that saved you 100 hours? (2022 edition)
  2. …command-line script for bulk-renaming files (it lets you edit file/dir names inside a text editor). https://github.com/ivanmaeder/vimv/
    comment by ivanmaeder · 2021-05-17 · in Ask HN: What are some tools / libraries you built yourself?
  3. I wrote this to make renaming multiple files quicker/easier: https://github.com/ivanmaeder/vimv Basically it loads up the output of `ls` into an editor, then runs a `mv` command for each line. Not something I use daily, but still handy.
    comment by ivanmaeder · 2019-12-31 · in Ask HN: What are your best shell scripts that you use?
  4. …Shameless plugs: Script for renaming multiple files at the same time: https://github.com/ivanmaeder/vimv Button in macOS Finder for creating a file in the current folder: https://github.com/ivanmaeder/finder-touch That last one
    comment by ivanmaeder · 2018-10-15 · in Ask HN: What are you favorite tiny tools?
  5. …fast way to do a bunch of random and irregular edits to a big directory full of files. [1] https://github.com/ivanmaeder/vimv
    comment by rsync · 2017-03-17 · in Programs that have saved me 100+ hours