IDEA: Command Line Renamer

[logic7]

I would like to see a command line based (non GUI) based renamer that supports regular explressions, works on both files and folders, and also supports working on \\UNC paths.

The ones out there, either do not support folder renaming, buggy, or do not have regular expression capability.

It is very handy to use in batch files.

Thank you.

[logic7]

Donation is waiting. 

[mouser]

such a program should exist im quite sure.. hopefully someone will be able to point us to one.
definitely a useful idea.

[Gerome]

Hello,

Using FBSL, you can then execute the following code once, it'll self compile as an EXEcutable, and then follow the instructions...

Code

#Option Explicit
#AppType Console
'// FILENAME/FOLDER RENAMER with UNC support
Cls
If Not STANDALONE Then
	Fbsl2Exe(Command(1), fbsl_console)
	ExitProgram(0)
End If

If CommandCount() <> 3 Then
	Print., "*****************************"
	Print "Usage : RENAMER Source Target"
	Print "*****************************",.
	Pause
	ExitProgram(-1)
End If

Dim $source = Command(1)
Dim $target = Command(2)

Print "> Renaming ", source, " to ", target
Dim %result = MoveF(source, target)
If result <> 1 Then
	Print "< Last error returned : ", GetLastError()
Else
	Print "< ", source, " successfully renamed to ", target
End If

[jgpaiva]

Sorry for having to ask the stupid question, but what's a \\UNC path?

[AbteriX]

UNC => Universal Naming Convention  => \\computername\sharedfolder\resource
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Naming_Convention


Renamer is a command-line utility...
http://www.boolean.ca/renamer/

[logic7]

such a program should exist im quite sure.. hopefully someone will be able to point us to one.
definitely a useful idea.

There are several, and I have tested all, unfortunately, not a single one combines commandline/regexp/file and folder renaming  features together.

[logic7]

Hello,

Using FBSL, you can then execute the following code once, it'll self compile as an EXEcutable, and then follow the instructions...

Thanks for the assistance, but that does only renaming without regexp and doesn't handle forlder (or at least from what I tested so far), which is what I am looking for.

[logic7]

Renamer is a command-line utility...
http://www.boolean.ca/renamer/

I have used that for a while, nice but again, it doesn't handle folder renaming, and in fact, it is the closest to what I am looking for.