You can use the New Location function to copy files to a new location and rename them without affecting the originals. Revert will only undo the most recent batch of renaming, so make sure you’re happy with each batch of renamed files before moving on! If you accidentally clicked Rename, or you’re not happy with the new file names, you can click Revert to the left of the Rename button to undo the changes. Then simply click Rename and watch the magic happen! This process might take a few moments on slower computers, so make sure to wait for the entire folder to finish processing before you navigate to another folder. Once you’re happy with the preview name, you can select the range of files you want to rename. If you’re not happy with the preview name and it doesn’t seem to do what you expected, you can manually adjust the settings and watch the preview file name change in real time. Select one of the files on the right-hand folder menu and a preview file name appears under the New Name column. The way you’re viewing this list of files will affect the order in which they’re renamed, so pay close attention to how the original files are sorted. You can sort the files in the right-hand menu by name, file type, or the date that the digital photos were modified/taken/etc. Use the two large folder menus on the top half of the Bulk Rename Utility interface and navigate to the files you want to rename. 
New Location (13): Make a copy of the original files, add new file names and place them in a new folder while preserving the original files.Selections (12): Specify which files and folders are displayed in Bulk Rename Utility.Extension (11): Change the file extension (ex.Numbering (10): Add numbers to file names.Append Folder Name (9): Add a folder’s name to the name of a file within that folder – you can even add the names of main folders and subfolders into the same file name.Auto Date (8): Add dates to file names (choose between date Created, Modified, Accessed, Taken, or the Current date).Add (7): Add specific words or characters to file names.Move/Copy (6): Move or copy specific words or characters to different parts of the file name.Remove (5): Specifies characters and/or words to remove.Case (4): Sets different uppercase or lowercase options for text.(3): Finds specific text and replaces it with new text. File (2): Sets rules for the existing file name (Keep, Remove or Reverse it – or specify a new Fixed name).
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RegEx (1): A find-and-replace tool that uses a complex computer language called Regular Expressions. Right Navigation Pane (B): A detailed list-style view of the files and folders inside of whatever’s selected in the Left Navigation Pane. Left Navigation Pane (A): A hierarchical tree-style view of computer drives and folders. The purpose of special argument -, which is supported by most utilities, is to signal that subsequent arguments should be treated as operands (values), even if they look like options due to starting with -, as Jacob C. Similar to the bash solution, s/././ performs text substitution, but - unlike in bash - true regular expressions are used. Here's the equivalent of the command at the top using rename: rename -n -e 's/_.*_/_/' *.pngĪgain, this command performs a dry run remove -n to perform actual renaming. Remove spaces in a filenames using bulk rename utility install#
On macOS you can install it using popular package manager Homebrew as follows: brew install rename If you find yourself batch-renaming files frequently, consider installing a specialized tool such as the Perl-based rename utility. Note that _*_ is a pattern (a wildcard expression, as also used for globbing), not a regular expression (to learn about patterns, run man bash and search for Pattern Matching).In your specific case you can use the following bash command ( bash is the default shell on macOS): for f in *.png do echo mv "$f" "$" is an application of bash parameter expansion: the (first) substring matching pattern _*_ is replaced with literal _, effectively cutting the middle token from the name.
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