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Easier File Renaming With Renameutils

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 9, 2008

[ Thanks to dave for
this link. ]

“Using qmv

“Suppose we have a bunch of mp3s that require renaming: $ ls
track10.mp3 track12.mp3 track2.mp3 track4.mp3 track6.mp3 track8.mp3
track11.mp3 track1.mp3 track3.mp3 track5.mp3 track7.mp3
track9.mp3

“qmv allows us to edit the names in a text editor, defaulting to
your $EDITOR, but you can specify a different editor if you
prefer.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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