06-26-2009
Batch rename recursively
I would like to replace multiple underscores with hyphens but I have 26,000 files to rename. They are all in one file structure and multiple sub-directories.
It would be much simpler if I had a script to do it. Here are some samples of the file names:
Example 1
books/horrors/small/books_horrors_small_0000000386.jpg
Rename to
books/horrors/small/books-horrors-small-0000000386.jpg
Example 2
books/comedy/small/books_comedy_small_0000001687.jpg
Rename to
books/comedy/small/books-comedy-small-0000001687.jpg
There are 26,000 files that look similer to that and are all in different directories.
The only thing I need to do is replace all the underscores _ with hyphens -
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NAME
git-mv - Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink
SYNOPSIS
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DESCRIPTION
This script is used to move or rename a file, directory or symlink.
git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> <destination>
git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> ... <destination directory>
In the first form, it renames <source>, which must exist and be either a file, symlink or directory, to <destination>. In the second form,
the last argument has to be an existing directory; the given sources will be moved into this directory.
The index is updated after successful completion, but the change must still be committed.
OPTIONS
-f, --force
Force renaming or moving of a file even if the target exists
-k
Skip move or rename actions which would lead to an error condition. An error happens when a source is neither existing nor controlled
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