Command line batch renaming

Posted on Sept. 15, 2024 by Ben Dickson.


qmv from renameutils contains qmv which opens a file-list in text editor, you then edit the filenames, and applies it when you exit the editor.

Useful way to batch edit filenames, without remembering some tool-specific syntax like with most CLI batch renaming tools.

There's also imv and icp which let you edit the specified filename, which might be useful for filenames with characters that require escaping.