![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() String replacementĮqually useful is the ability to replace a character set, accessible through ' Search and Replace'. This is important as it is easy to remove all file names, leaving you with a bunch of unrecognizable files. The preview in the list New name it serves to make sure that the results are what you want. ' Remove from position'sets the starting point and' To position'at the end of that range. If ' Remove characters', they can set a range of characters to remove from file names existing. Remove charactersĪnother useful feature is the one that allows the removal of characters. It allows to choose between different types of numbering, either to keep the existing name, changing everything with the new numbers or specifying the digits to be included ( for example, 1-2-3 or 01-02-03) and adding custom text next to it. What's more provides different options and parameters to achieve it. Thunar's bulk renaming allows adding numbering to the selected set of files. Here we can write what we want and it will be included in the file names. Time and dateįield ' Format'does not have to contain only specific codes that the application recognizes ( for example, '% d% m% Y' for day-month-year). ' In position'we will be able to move the new element using a number. If the second option were changed to ' From the end (right)', the date would be placed at the end of each file name. The default values' At position: 0'Y' From the beginning (left)'specify that, in the case of a date, it will be placed in front of the existing filename. This is defined by the options' From the …'(beginning / end) and' In position'(+/-). One of them is the way it is specified 'the location' of anything added to the file names. Element positioningĪlthough each type of name change can come with different parameters, they share a few options with each other. These allow actions such as modifying part of the file names or adding a date.ĭepending on what is chosen in this menu, the rest of the available options will change accordingly. This is where you can choose between different types of name changes. Selected the files, you can see the drop-down menu at the bottom left of the list. This action can be repeated as many times as we want and thus be able to select files from different folders. In the program interface, you will have to click the button with the '+' sign to select the files that we are interested in modifying. Mass name change with Thunar Select files for bulk renaming The tool for the mass name change, is part of Thunar and cannot be installed separately. If you prefer to use the terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) you can install with command: This file manager can be easily found in the Ubuntu software option. ![]()
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