ralf : Rename A Lot of Files #

ralf is a tiny command line tool to rename a lot of files.

Use regex to match a pattern you want to change and set the replacement.

Download #

https://git.sr.ht/~prx/ralf

./ralf.tgz

Install #

run make

Usage #

Pass files to rename as argument to ralf.

Usually, you can glob all files in the current directory.

> ralf *

Example #

> ralf *
a
aaaaa
b
bar
c
foo
xxxx
---
Pattern to replace: [a-c]
with: z
---
a     -> z
aaaaa -> zzzzz
b     -> z
bar   -> zzr
c     -> z
foo   -> foo
xxxx  -> xxxx
---
OK? (Return, or ctrl-c to cancel)

a     -> z
aaaaa -> zzzzz
ralf: z already exist, b is left unchanged
bar   -> zzr
ralf: z already exist, c is left unchanged
bye o/

See also #

re_format(7)