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gtk3-basic-bulk-renamer

This project is currently under beta stage of development.

gtk3-basic-bulk-renamer is a GTK+3-based bulk renamer utility to change the name of multiple files at once.

Rust

Install

DEB package and RPM package is available on the release page.

Build

Dependencies:

  • Rust 1.42+
  • GTK+3

To build, just run cargo build. To run, just run cargo run.

Usage

GUI design is almost same as Thunar Bulk Rename unitity.

  1. Add the files to be renamed
    • To add files,
      • Click "+" button to open file dialog; or
        • Drop file from another applications
      • To remove files,
        • Select file and click "-" button
  2. Choose renaming target
    • "Name": the name of the files;
    • "Suffix": the suffix of the files; or
    • "All": entire file name i.e. both the name and the suffix of the files
  3. Choose renaming rule from the tab
    • Search & Replace
    • Insert / Overwrite
    • Insert Date/Time
    • Remove Characters
    • Uppercase / lowercase
  4. Enter option of renaming rule
    • As you enter the value, a preview of the changes will be displayed in the "New Name" column on the table.
  5. Click "Rename" button

Tips: For cinnamon/Nemo users, to use this application from Nemo, enter gtk3-basic-bulk-renamer in Edit > Preferences > Behaviour > Bulk Rename

License

MIT License. See the LICENSE.txt file.