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curioustechy
curioustechy Original post #1
Dec 29, 2011 at 1:30 AM
how to rename multiple files at one go in ubuntu 11.04.... i tried it as if in windows - select all and pressed F2 - but nothing happened
Prime_Coder
Dec 29, 2011 at 10:20 AM
While using Linux, I have never felt the need to rename multiple files. But, I know there are some programs which do this job very well. As far as I know, MetaMorphose is one of them.
Get it from Métamorphose : A File and Folder Renamer - Powerful batch renamer
curioustechy
Jan 3, 2012 at 4:00 PM
I would like to know if there is any native solution for this. By the way I use this function a lot of times while arranging my photos
abhidev
abhidev #5
Jan 3, 2012 at 6:09 PM
how to rename multiple files at one go in ubuntu 11.04.... i tried it as if in windows - select all and pressed F2 - but nothing happened

how is it possible in windows...is it really??
CA50
CA50 #6
Jan 3, 2012 at 8:16 PM
^
1st : you can use softwares like ant-renamer
2nd : Select all the files/folder, press F2, now rename,, all the remaining file will automatically get renamed
Prime_Coder
Jan 3, 2012 at 10:18 PM
In windows, we have many utilities like BatchFileRenamer, RenameItPro, etc. But in Linux, such solutions are hard to find & even if they may be available through application repository, many people never feel the need (in general).

+1 for the link provided by Zangetsu. Rep added :)
Zangetsu
Jan 4, 2012 at 9:40 AM
how is it possible in windows...is it really??

^
1st : you can use softwares like ant-renamer
2nd : Select all the files/folder, press F2, now rename,, all the remaining file will automatically get renamed

In windows when we use the F2 method to rename then the subsequent files will be named in ascending order or descending order....

ex: file00.mp3,file02.mp3....so on

+1 for the link provided by Zangetsu. Rep added :)
Thanx buddy
abhidev
abhidev #9
Jan 4, 2012 at 11:31 AM
In windows when we use the F2 method to rename then the subsequent files will be named in ascending order or descending order....

ex: file00.mp3,file02.mp3....so on

ohh...thanx..i didn't know that...