Feature Request: Variable for parent directory

[RobertMtx]

Description of the new feature / enhancement

Please implement the ability to recall the parent directory folder name as a string. Something like $PDIR1.

So for a file like this:
C:\Data\Images\Amanda\001.jpg

This input:
search = ^
replace = $PDIR1_

We would get this result:
Amanda_001.jpg

You could also implement $PDIR2 (Images), $PDIR3 (Data), etc, but $PDIR1 would be especially useful.

Scenario when this would be used?

There are already many situations where this would be useful. Many sets of files are generically named inside of a specifically named folder. This would take advantage of that. But beyond that, users could take it even further by very quickly applying custom names to parent directories with the intent of allowing the contained files to inherit those names, using such a feature.

Supporting information

Since it is very common to name parent directories based on their contents, this feature would be extremely useful. Especially in situations with huge directories of files, with many folders, each containing generically named (numbered) files. Without such a feature, it takes a great deal of manual effort to rename them.

[TheJoeFin]

/dup #8484

[microsoft-github-policy-service]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!