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repren — Multi-pattern string replacement and file renaming tool. More information: <https://github.com/jlevy
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repren command: Multi-pattern string replacement and file renaming tool. More information: <https://github.com/jlevy/repren>.Solution
repren — Multi-pattern string replacement and file renaming tool. More information: <https://github.com/jlevy/repren>.Do a dry-run renaming a directory of PNGs with a literal string replacement:
repren {{[-n|--dry-run]}} --rename --literal --from '{{find_string}}' --to '{{replacement_string}}' {{*.png}}Do a dry-run renaming a directory of JPEGs with a
regex:repren --rename {{[-n|--dry-run]}} --from '{{regex}}' --to '{{replacement_string}}' {{*.jpg}} {{*.jpeg}}Do a find-and-replace on the contents of a directory of CSV files:
repren --from '{{([0-9]+) example_string}}' --to '{{replacement_string \1}}' {{*.csv}}Do both a find-and-replace and a rename operation at the same time, using a pattern file:
repren {{[-p|--patterns]}} {{path/to/patfile.ext}} --full {{*.txt}}Do a case-insensitive rename:
repren --rename {{[-i|--insensitive]}} {{[-p|--patterns]}} {{path/to/patfile.ext}} *Code Snippets
Do a dry-run renaming a directory of PNGs with a literal string replacement
repren {{[-n|--dry-run]}} --rename --literal --from '{{find_string}}' --to '{{replacement_string}}' {{*.png}}Do a dry-run renaming a directory of JPEGs with a `regex`
repren --rename {{[-n|--dry-run]}} --from '{{regex}}' --to '{{replacement_string}}' {{*.jpg}} {{*.jpeg}}Do a find-and-replace on the contents of a directory of CSV files
repren --from '{{([0-9]+) example_string}}' --to '{{replacement_string \1}}' {{*.csv}}Do both a find-and-replace and a rename operation at the same time, using a pattern file
repren {{[-p|--patterns]}} {{path/to/patfile.ext}} --full {{*.txt}}Do a case-insensitive rename
repren --rename {{[-i|--insensitive]}} {{[-p|--patterns]}} {{path/to/patfile.ext}} *Context
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