r3new

Description

r3new is a bash script tool designed for renaming multimedia files. By default, it rename files using their
MD5 hash (7 chars) and adds a prefix indicating the file type: "VID" for video, "IMG" for images and "AUD"
for audio. however, this option can be disabled usign the -t false parameter (defalut is true). alternatively
user can specify a custom prefix for file names instead of using the file hash with the -p <prefix> parameter. \

Usege

• give exectution permissions to the script

 chmod 750 r3new.sh

• display the help menu

 ./r3new.sh -h

Examples

• rename the files using the hash of the file itself and appending the prefix indicating the file type

 ./r3new.sh -d /path/to/the/directory

• disable the prefix that identifiles the file type

 ./r3new.sh -d /path/to/the/directory -t false

• rename the files with a specified prefix

 ./r3new.sh -d /path/to/the/directory -p pictures

Dependencies

the script relies on tput to hide the cursor. the following dependencies are optional

• distros debian ncurses-bin
• termux ncurses-utils

supported