Rename multiple files.

[testman42]

How is this not functional yet? It's 2014, that is half-past the future, and we still can not select and rename multiple files at once in Nemo (v2.0.8).
http://imgur.com/cXjFCls

[mtwebster]

While it's true there is no native functionality yet, you can easily install a 3rd party bulk renamer, set a command line in Nemo's preferences for bulk renaming, then it will work.

[testman42]

Thank you for reply.
Are there any plans for enabling native functionality?

[mtwebster]

We definitely want it (it stinks you have to install something like dolphin to add the bulk rename ability to nemo) - just haven't had the time.

[highwindmx]

I try to use pyrenamer and gprename ,and they can work as nemo-action,
But can anyone tell me how to write command line here in (behavior -> command to invoke when renaming multiple items:) [I tried pyrenamer %P or pyrenamer pwd, but not work].

[tp0]

Great to hear the devs want it too.

I am using the renamer that comes with Thunar (yes, you can only open the renamer GUI without Thunar itself from Nemo). Works well and multiple file selection works too.

Instructions: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=162435#p857689

[Madh93]

Any news?

[ManIVIctorious]

In gnome 3.22 nautilus gained support for renaming multiple files, couldn't test this by now, but if it's well made maybe this could be ported from there?

[dominichayesferen]

@ManIVIctorious It would require un-headerbaring given Nemo's UI, but it should be possible, not a dev here, but I'd guess it'd work given that (I think) Nemo's a fork of Nautilus anyway

[JosephMcc]

Many thanks for contributing to Nemo. Your suggestion was reviewed.

For more information on our workflow and feature requests, read https://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html.

[tethragon]

I really think nemo devs should reconsider this. Almost all file managers can mass rename files featuring many options (numbering, date, text replace etc.). Nemo can't out of the box mass rename files and users must install another file manager and set nemo to use the other file manager to mass rename files.

[saraaba]

I refuse to install another file manager just to bulk rename, that just shows failure of Nemo

Create an extension and that is fine, installing a complete file manager is not.

[Jeremy7701]

See https://mintguide.org/tools/596-pyrenamer-mass-rename-files-and-folders-in-linux.html for a GUI program.
Don't expect Nemo to do all possible things with the word "file" in them...

[smurphos]

pyrenamer is a dead project - not available in Mint 19 or 20.

You can use gprename with a wrapper script to get over gprename's dislike for URI format file paths.

1. Install gprename

apt install gprename

2. Create wrapper script

sudo tee /usr/local/bin/gprename-nemo <<'EOB'
#!/bin/bash
function urldecode() { : "${*//+/ }"; echo -e "${_//%/\\x}"; }
filePath=$(urldecode "$1")
gprename "$(dirname "$filePath")"
EOB

3. Make wrapper script executable

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gprename-nemo

4. Set gprename-nemo as the bulk-renamer

dconf write /org/nemo/preferences/bulk-rename-tool "b'gprename-nemo'"

[KrischnaGabriel]

Welp, that didn't worked,

[Jeremy7701]

In what sense didn't it work? Is it possible that you need to exit nemo and restart?
"It works for me".

It's not a proper nemo multiple file rename feature; it just allows you to fire up gprename anytime you attempt to rename more than one file in nemo.
Both the actual file selection and renaming are done in a non-nemo program (gprename).
AFAIK the actual multiple nemo-rename feature is still to be implemented, but I might be wrong.

To use it, navigate to the appropriate directory in nemo, select say 2 files - doesn't matter which two, choose rename and gprename will pop-up a file selection screen for you to choose the multiple files to rename.

[mtwebster]

fyi: https://github.com/linuxmint/bulky

[ItzSwirlz]

Bulky would be the better solution (I took a quick glance at it).

[Jeremy7701]

I feel sure it will be included in Mint / LMDE quite soon.
"It's an XApp so it can work in any distribution and many desktop environments (Cinnamon, MATE, GNOME, etc..)."

[KrischnaGabriel]

With "It didn't worked" i mean, when trying to bulk rename files/folders after following the given instructions,
a window popped up and closed/crashed directly afterwards.
I tried to use Bulky as suggested, but couldn't run it.
What did worked out was Thunar as also called out from Bulky.
Installation was according to these guys:
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=282508&p=1999896