Visual Linux File Renamer

Description

RenameToIX is a Gtk3 File Renamer designed to be an alternative to Linux Mint bulky as file renamer for Nemo, Nautilus and Thunar File Managers.

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Read section Integrate on now to integrate with Nemo, Nautilus and Thunar.

If you find this project useful, please, read the Support this Project on how to contribute.

Features

  • GUI and Console mode.
  • Single click macro.
  • Counter, file datetime, and extension Macros.
  • Function Macros with regex group capture: Lower, Upper, Capitalize and Title.
  • Start index for counter Macro.
  • Configurable list of macros.
  • Revert previous renames (first activate on Settings dialog).
  • Send notification after renames (first activate on Settings dialog).
  • Integration with Nemo, Nautilus and Thunar File Manager.
  • Limited support for mtp devices (Smartphones, Cameras, etc...).

Installation

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:a-bentofreire/toix
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install renametoix

Requirements

RenameToIX uses xdg-open and notify-send external commands.

Macros

  • %n, %0n ... %00000n - counter
  • %E - file extension
  • %Y - file 4-digit year
  • %m - file 2-digit month
  • %d - file 2-digit day
  • %H - file 2-digit hour
  • %M - file 2-digit minute
  • %S - file 2-digit second
  • %0{upper} %0{u} - uppercase (function)
  • %0{lower} %0{l} - lowercase (function)
  • %0{capitalize} %0{c} - capitalize (function)
  • %0{title} %0{t} - capitalize (function)

Macro functions

The macro functions can also be used with regular expressions to capture groups.

ex:

  • Find: .^.*$

  • Replace: %0{title}

  • Filename: my document.png will become My Document.png

  • Find: ..(NEW).(design)

  • Replace: %1{l}-%2{u}

  • Filename: n-myNEW design.png will become n-new-DESIGN.png

Running in console mode

To activate on console mode, use --console on command line:

usage: renametoix [-h] [-console] [-start-index START_INDEX] [-reg-ex] [-include-ext] [-find FIND] [-replace REPLACE] [-allow-revert] [-test-mode] [-revert-last] [files ...]

positional arguments:
  files Source files

options:
  -h, --help show this help message and exit
  -console Console mode
  -start-index START_INDEX
                        Start index used with there is a %0n macro
  -reg-ex Uses regular expressions on the find field
  -include-ext Renames including the file extension
  -find FIND Text to Find
  -replace REPLACE Text to Replace
  -allow-revert Generates a revert file (console mode)
  -test-mode Outputs only the new result, doesn't rename (console mode)
  -revert-last Reverts last rename and exits

Revert the last rename in console mode

If the previous console mode rename was executed with -allow-revert, then:
renametoix -revert-last will revert the last rename.

Integrate

RenameToIX can be integrated with Nemo, Nautilus and Thunar.On RenameToIX application, click on the Settings button, and then Integrate button.

  • Nemo Bulk Rename: When you press F2 it will use RenameToIX instead of bulky.
  • Nemo Action: On context menu, it will include an item named RenameToIX.
  • Nautilus Script: On context menu Scripts, it will include an item named RenameToIX.
  • Thunar Action: On context menu, it will include an item named RenameToIX.

Languages

  • English
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • German

Mtp Devices

RenameToIX can rename files on mtp devices with the following limitations:

  • It doesn't support revert.
  • The file is copied and the deleted the original, this is a slow operation and doesn't preserves the timestamp.
  • When modifying the Find Replace fields, it's checking if the new filename exists on the destination. This is a slow operation.

Translations

To improve translations:

  • Clone the project from Github.
  • Update the translation on tools/l10n.po.
  • Run convert-l10n.sh.

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License

GPLv3 License

Copyrights

(c) 2024 Alexandre Bento Freire