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file-rename

List of commands for file-rename:

  • file-rename:tldr:3a875 file-rename: Force renaming even if the operation would remove existing destination files.
    $ rename -f ${'s-foo-bar-'} ${*}
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  • file-rename:tldr:47052 file-rename: Convert filenames to lower case (use `-f` in case-insensitive filesystems to prevent "already exists" errors).
    $ rename 'y/A-Z/a-z/' ${*}
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  • file-rename:tldr:53aff file-rename: Replace whitespace with underscores.
    $ rename 's/\s+/_/g' ${*}
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  • file-rename:tldr:d24f1 file-rename: display which renames would occur without performing them.
    $ rename -n ${'s-foo-bar-'} ${*}
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