bzr-rxrenames

[Eduardo O. Padoan]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Stefan Monnier
<monnier at iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>> For ease of remembering the command name, I'd recommend naming it
>> 'rerename' (amusing enough to be memorable, but perhaps too confusing)
>> or 'regex-rename'.
>
> Somewhat agreed.  OTOH I don't think "regex" is the key here.
> The important part is that it can rename a bunch of files at a time.
> So maybe "batch-mv", "mv-multi", "mv*",
>
>
>        Stefan
>
>
> PS: Actually, I think the "mv*" is quick clever, with the reference to
>    regexps's kleen closure.  Too bad it would require quoting for use
>    from shells.

I have chosen 'multi-rename' and the aliases 'multi-mv' and 'mmv'.
Someone searching for a tool to rename multiple files wouldn't search
for re/regexp-rename or something like that, I guess.




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