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How to rename many files to a unique name?
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WillM

Joined: 30 Dec 2009
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Location: Oakland, California
PostPosted: Thu 26 Apr 2012, 01:23    Post subject:  
@shoutcrown
HI; While my previous script may work, it is clunky and round about. So I did a Google search. Just need to rename the file like normal then increment numerically. So here is the streamlined script
Code:

#!/bin/bash
 for i in *.mp3; do let j+=1 ; mv "$i" multimedia-$j.mp3 ; done
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L18L

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PostPosted: Thu 26 Apr 2012, 04:56    Post subject: How to rename many files to a unique name?
Subject description: streamlined		  
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j=0; for i in *.mp3; do let j+=1 ; mv "$i" multimedia-$j.mp3 ; done

allows repetitions (and another start number)
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musher0


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PostPosted: Thu 26 Apr 2012, 13:43    Post subject: Re: How to rename many files to a unique name?
Subject description: streamlined		  
L18L wrote:
Quote:
j=0; for i in *.mp3; do let j+=1 ; mv "$i" multimedia-$j.mp3 ; done

allows repetitions (and another start number)


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shoutcrown

Joined: 12 Mar 2011
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PostPosted: Fri 27 Apr 2012, 00:24    Post subject: AGAIN!
Subject description: HELLO!		  
Hi guys!

WillM, previous method was OK, and the new you give it works too (What do you mean exactly? (Is the previous method worse than the new?)

L18L, a single line works too! Very Good!

Those methods you give me are excellent, but You know?, there is an issue when there are more than 10 files:

For example if the names are already numbered: landscape-1, landscape-2,..., landscape-10, landscape-11, Then, when I rename them to "paisaje", the files landscape-10, landscape-11, becomes paisaje-1, paisaje-2, and continue the other files like paisaje-3, paisaje-4,...

So, How to keep the order and rename the files?

Muchas gracias!
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L18L

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PostPosted: Fri 27 Apr 2012, 04:43    Post subject: Re: AGAIN!
Subject description: HELLO!		  
shoutcrown wrote:
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Those methods you give me are excellent, but You know?, there is an issue when there are more than 10 files:

For example if the names are already numbered: landscape-1, landscape-2,..., landscape-10, landscape-11, Then, when I rename them to "paisaje", the files landscape-10, landscape-11, becomes paisaje-1, paisaje-2, and continue the other files like paisaje-3, paisaje-4,...

Then you have done something else than just rename.
Code:
 j=0; for i in *; do let j+=1 ; mv "$i" paisaje-$j ; done

# ls
paisaje-1 paisaje-11 paisaje-2 paisaje-4 paisaje-6 paisaje-8
paisaje-10 paisaje-12 paisaje-3 paisaje-5 paisaje-7 paisaje-9
#
This code did not rename but give new name and number starting from 1

I think that don570´s utility rename-files could be the right tool for you Smile
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shoutcrown

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PostPosted: Fri 27 Apr 2012, 09:43    Post subject: HOLA!
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Hi L18L!

You know? I prefer the codes. The "trouble" I describe only appears when there is numbering. thank you anyway for Don570's utility

BYE!
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don570


Joined: 10 Mar 2010
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Location: Ontario
PostPosted: Sat 28 Apr 2012, 11:54    Post subject: rename-files  
A useful feature of rename-files that people don't appear to
understand is

Move files with EXTENSION to their own folder

I'll explain in English why this is useful...

Let's say you have a folder with many different file formats inside,
but you want your mp3's to be alone in one folder.

Just fill in 'mp3' in field and the application does the work of
moving. There will be a folder created with the mp3 files inside.

Once this is done you can then number your mp3 files
with another feature of rename-files

Number files in folder from 000 to 999 according to date

This will put a number at the tail end of the filename.
The number will help the user to spot the files that are older.

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shoutcrown

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PostPosted: Mon 30 Apr 2012, 02:03    Post subject: THANKS!
Subject description: GRACIAS		  
hi don570!

Well, you know?, if rename-files can move a specific kind of files to an new directory is good, also it can number the files according to date.

Maybe I preferred the terminal method because at once I can give a new name and a number to the files.

Thank you for explaining the features of rename-files. bye
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