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qmv — Move files and directories using the default text editor to define the filenames. More information:
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qmv command: Move files and directories using the default text editor to define the filenames. More information: <https://manned.org/qmv>.Solution
qmv — Move files and directories using the default text editor to define the filenames. More information: <https://manned.org/qmv>.Move a single file (open an editor with the source filename on the left and the target filename on the right):
qmv {{source_file}}Move multiple JPEG files:
qmv {{*.jpg}}Move multiple directories:
qmv {{[-d|--directory]}} {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 path/to/directory3 ...}}Move all files and directories inside a directory:
qmv {{[-R|--recursive]}} {{path/to/directory}}Move files, but swap the positions of the source and the target filenames in the editor:
qmv {{[-o|--option]}} swap {{*.jpg}}Rename all files and folders in the current directory, but show only target filenames in the editor (you can think of it as a kind of simple mode):
qmv {{[-f|--format]}} do .Code Snippets
Move a single file (open an editor with the source filename on the left and the target filename on the right)
qmv {{source_file}}Move multiple JPEG files
qmv {{*.jpg}}Move multiple directories
qmv {{[-d|--directory]}} {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 path/to/directory3 ...}}Move all files and directories inside a directory
qmv {{[-R|--recursive]}} {{path/to/directory}}Move files, but swap the positions of the source and the target filenames in the editor
qmv {{[-o|--option]}} swap {{*.jpg}}Context
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