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February 12, 2013 03:23
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Just a simple bash script to batch rename files: takes one or two strings as arguments, and removes or replaces all instances of that string from within all filenames in the specified directory.
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| # /bin/sh | |
| # | |
| # Replaces a string from all filenames in the sourcedir. | |
| # If the second argument is empty, it will simply remove the string. | |
| sourcedir="." | |
| stringToChange="$1" | |
| replacementString="$2" | |
| cd "$sourcedir" | |
| for f in *"$1"*; do | |
| mv "$f" "${f/$stringToChange/$replacementString}"; | |
| done |
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