03-01-2013
Renaming Multiple files
Hello, I have multiple files that I want to change the names to. Let's say for example that I want to rename all the files in the left column to the names in the right column:
Quote:
Bob 100
Tom 101
Andy 102
Frank 103
What would be the easiest way to go about doing this? Thanks.
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
cdk_position
cdk_position(3) Library Functions Manual cdk_position(3)
NAME
cdk_position - curses widget positioning key-bindings
SYNOPSIS
Position methods for the Cdk widgets allow the user to move the widget around the screen via the cursor/keypad keys.
DESCRIPTION
The following key bindings can be used to move the widget around the screen.
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
|Key Action |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
|Up Arrow Moves the widget up one row. |
|Down Arrow Moves the widget down one row. |
|Left Arrow Moves the widget left one column |
|Right Arrow Moves the widget right one column |
|1 Moves the widget down one row and left one |
| column. |
|2 Moves the widget down one row. |
|3 Moves the widget down one row and right one |
| column. |
|4 Moves the widget left one column |
|5 Centers the widget both vertically and hori- |
| zontally. |
|6 Moves the widget right one column |
|7 Moves the widget up one row and left one |
| column. |
|8 Moves the widget up one row. |
|9 Moves the widget up one row and right one |
| column. |
|t Moves the widget to the top of the screen. |
|b Moves the widget to the bottom of the |
| screen. |
|l Moves the widget to the left of the screen. |
|r Moves the widget to the right of the screen. |
|c Centers the widget between the left and |
| right of the window. |
|C Centers the widget between the top and bot- |
| tom of the window. |
|Escape Returns the widget to its original position. |
|Return Exits the function and leaves the wid- |
| getwhere it was. |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
The numbers 0-9 are chosen to correspond to the numeric keypad on your terminal. Cdk does not handle the application mode keypad control
sequences, since those are not defined via terminfo. To use the numeric keypad you should ensure that it is in normal (or NumLock) mode.
SEE ALSO
cdk(3), cdk_binding(3), cdk_display(3), cdk_screen(3)
cdk_position(3)