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GUI tool for file renaming #7

Open oakmac opened 8 years ago

oakmac commented 8 years ago

There are many powerful command line tools for finding and renaming files (ack, sed, grep, etc). Additionally, these tools can be combined using pipes for even more power and flexibility.

Most computer users are unfamiliar or uncomfortable on the command-line. Even users comfortable on the command line do not necessarily have the arguments for these commands memorized: they are complex and esoteric.

It would be nice to have a powerful cross-platform GUI tool for file renaming. I think you could achieve ~95% of the power of command line tools with a UI design that required little to no training in order to use.

shaunlebron commented 8 years ago

It would be nice to have a powerful cross-platform GUI tool for file renaming

you mean batch file renaming using some type of pattern matching?

Rename *.foo -> *.bar ?

oakmac commented 8 years ago

Yes, batch file searching and renaming using pattern matching or regular expressions. Automatic preview of the change before it's made, etc.