[arch-general] renaming files

[Matthew Monaco]

On 03/01/2012 04:13 PM, pete wrote:
> Hi folks 
> 
> Bit sort of off topic but hopefully ok 
> 
> I have some 350 picture files  with names  along the lines of
> "IMG_7127 EOS-1D Mark III copy.jpg"    i would like to rename them all
> to more like "IMG_7127.jpg"  i have tried a few times tonight and cant
> get my head around it anyone got a script that can do it 
> 
> Thanks    Pete .
> 
> 

I just picked vim-renamer in the AUR because I got tired of the limitations of
"rename."

It opens up a browse-able buffer (like when you open a directory with vim). It's
got a pretty clean interface and I haven't had any problems with it so far.