RnR
A command-line tool that batch renames files and directories using regular expressions.
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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install rnr
About RnR
RnR renames many files and directories at once using regular expressions, including capture groups. It runs as a dry run by default and checks each operation to avoid collisions, removals or overwrites of existing files.
It can work recursively, create backup files, write operations to a dump file and undo them from it, and apply text transformations to replacements. It runs on Linux, macOS and Windows, with binaries on GitHub releases and packages in Homebrew and the AUR.
Strengths
- Dry run by default with collision checks
- Undo through operation dump files
- Regex capture groups and text transformations
- Runs on Linux, macOS and Windows
Limitations
- Only accepts UTF-8 valid input arguments
- Requires comfort with regular expressions
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the MIT licence.
- License
- MIT
- Developer
- Ismael González Valverde
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Renaming large batches of files safely from the terminal
- Categories
- CLI tools, File managers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 2 sources on file.
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A cross-platform command-line tool for batch renaming files and directories, with dry runs and undo.
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