66 ways to rename multiple text/data/mp3/image files automatically
--- by Mind Pioneer
Have you ever need to rename multiple files like:
* Add a date time for each picture filename
* Add author/album/track to MP3 filenames
* Change html filenames to html title
* Add sequence number of all music files
* Change filename according to special part of file content
* Remove specific part of filename
* ... and so on
The windows application, Replace Pioneer, is designed to support all above batch rename requirement, and finish many other rename tasks that looks like impossible.
No matter how complex the renaming rule is, the procedure is always simple:
(1) Install and Launch "Replace Pioneer" and open "Tools->Batch Runner" menu
(2) Drag all windows files to "Batch Runner" window
(3) Change the "Set output filename" entry to the specific rename rule
(4) Click "File Rename", that's done!
Following are 66 most frequently used rules that will cover 99.9% of your renaming requirements:
| [change file extension] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 1 | change extension | file.txt | file.new | ${BASE}.new |
| 2 | insert before extension | file.txt | file.new.txt | ${BASE}.new.${EXT} |
| 3 | add new extension | file | file.new | ${FILENAME}.new |
| [re-organize any part of filename] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 4 | take first 3 chars | abc1234.txt | abc.txt | ${BASE}{1,3}.${EXT} |
| 5 | take last 3 chars | 1234abc.txt | abc.txt | ${BASE}{-3,-1}.${EXT} |
| 6 | take 3 ~ 6 chars | ab1234c.txt | 1234.txt | ${BASE}{3,6}.${EXT} |
| 7 | take 1 ~ -3(3rd from end) chars | abcde12.txt | abcde.txt | ${BASE}{1,-3}.${EXT} |
| 8 | take 3 ~ -3(3rd from end) chars | ab1234cd.txt | 1234.txt | ${BASE}{3,-3}.${EXT} |
| 9 | first 3 and from the 8th char on | abc1234def.txt | abcdef.txt | ${BASE}{1,3}${BASE}{8,-1}.${EXT} |
| 10 | exchange 1,2 and 3,4 chars | abcd.txt | cdab.txt | ${BASE}{3,4}_${BASE}{1,2}.${EXT} |
| [add sequence number] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 11 | sequence number of 1,2,3 ... | any.txt | N.txt(N=1,2, ...) | #.${EXT} |
| 12 | sequence number of 0001,0002,0003 ... | any.txt | N.txt(N=0001,0002,...) | ####.${EXT} |
| 13 | sequence number of 3,4,5,... | any.txt | N.txt(N=3,4, ...) | #{3}.${EXT} |
| 14 | sequence number of 5,7,9,...(start=5,step=2) | any.txt | N.txt(N=5,7,9,...) | #{5,2}.${EXT} |
| 15 | sequence number of 100,99,98,...(start=100,step=-1) | any.txt | N.txt(N=100,99,98,...) | ###{100,-1}.${EXT} |
| 16 | add sequence number 001,002,... before filename | file.txt | N_file.txt(N=001,002,...) | ###_${FILENAME} |
| 17 | append sequence number 001,002,... after filename | file.txt | file_N.txt(N=001,002,...) | ${BASE}_###.${EXT} |
| 18 | change the extension name to sequence 001,002,... | file.txt | file.N(N=001,002,...) | ${BASE}.### |
| 19 | append sequence aaa,aab,...zzz to filename | file.txt | file.txt.X(X=aaa,aab,aac,...zzz) | ${FILENAME}.@@@ |
| 20 | create sequence number of 01_01, 01_02, ... 01_10, 02_01, 02_02,... 02_10, 03_01,03_02,... | any.txt | M_N.txt(M:01,02,03,...,N:01~10) | #<calc(($&-1)/10+1,"02")>_#<calc(($&-1)%10+1,"02")>${EXT} |
| [string replace with regular expression] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 21 | replace 'old' with 'new' in name | old123.txt | new123.txt | ${FILENAME}{replace,'old','new'} |
| 22 | remove any digit in filename | abc123def456.txt | abcdef.txt | ${BASE}{replace,'\d+',''}.${EXT} |
| 23 | remove digits that as surfix | abc123def456.txt | abc123def.txt | ${BASE}{replace,'\d+$',''}.${EXT} |
| 24 | remove digits that as prefix | 123abc456.txt | abc456.txt | ${BASE}{replace,'^\d+',''}.${EXT} |
| 25 | add parenthesis for any number | abc123def456.txt | abc(123)def(456).txt | ${BASE}{replace,'(\d+)','(\1)'}.${EXT} |
| 26 | remove all parenthesis in filename | abc(123).txt | abc123.txt | ${BASE}{replace,'\((.*?)\)','\1'}.${EXT} |
| 27 | change all parenthesis to bracket | abc(123).txt | abc[123].txt | ${BASE}{replace,'\((.*?)\)','[\1]'}.${EXT} |
| 28 | exchange parts before and after dash | abc-def.txt | def-abc.txt | ${BASE}{replace,'(.*?)-(.*)','\2-\1'}.${EXT} |
| 29 | change dash to parenthesis | abc-def.txt | abc(def).txt | ${BASE}{replace,'(.*?)-(.*)','\1(\2)'}.${EXT} |
| 30 | change all spaces to underscore | abc def.txt | abc_def.txt | ${BASE}{replace,'\s+','_'}.${EXT} |
| [rename from file content] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 31 | change filename to the first word of file content | any.txt | firstword | ${FILENAME}{file_content,'(\S+)'} |
| 32 | change filename to the first 60 chars of 1st line of file content | any.txt | firstline(60 letter maximum) | ${FIRSTLINE}{1,60} |
| 33 | change filename to the first 60 chars of 2nd line of file content | any.txt | secondline(60 letter maximum) | ${FILENAME}{file_line,2}{1,60} |
| 34 | change filename to the title of html file | any.html | htmltitle.html | ${FILENAME}{html_title}{1,20}.html |
| 35 | change filename to the content between <strong> and </strong> | any.html | strongcontent.html | ###_${FILENAME}{file_content,'<strong>(.*?)<\/strong>',undef,10000}.${EXT} |
| 36 | change filename to the content followed by phase_name inside file | any.html | phase_name_content.html | ${FILENAME}{file_content,'phase_name\s*"(.*?)"'}.${EXT} |
| [rename from file date,time] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 37 | change filename to the date time of file | any.jpg | 2010-07-01_18:19:20.jpg | ${FILENAME}{file_time, '%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S'}.${EXT} |
| 38 | change filename to the date of file plus sequence number | any.jpg | 2010-07-01(N).jpg(N=01,02,03,...) | ${FILENAME}{file_time, '%Y-%m-%d'}(##).${EXT} |
| 39 | append file date to original filename | abc.jpg | abc_2010-07-01.jpg | ${BASE}_${FILENAME}{file_time, '%Y-%m-%d'}.${EXT} |
| [rename from MP3 file info] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 40 | rename mp3 files to artist-album-track format | abc.mp3 | artist-album-track.mp3 | ${FILENAME}{mp3_info,'%R-%A-%T'}.mp3 |
| 41 | rename mp3 files to artist-album format with sequence number | abc.mp3 | artist-album_N.mp3(N=001,002,...) | ${FILENAME}{mp3_info,'%R-%A'}_###.mp3 |
| 42 | append artist and album after original filename | abc.mp3 | abc_arrist-album.mp3 | ${BASE}_${FILENAME}{mp3_info,'%R-%A'}.mp3 |
| [rename from image file info] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 43 | rename jpg files by adding sequence and picture width, height | abc.jpg | N_W_H.jpg(N=001,002,... W=width, H=height) | ###_${FILENAME}<img_info($&,'%W_%H')>.${EXT} |
| 44 | rename gif files by appending width and height | abc.gif | abc_WxH.gif(W=width,H=height) | ${BASE}_${FILENAME}<img_info($&,'%Wx%H')>.${EXT} |
| [rename from index file/mapping file] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 45 | change the Nth filename to the Nth line of indexfile | file.jpg(sequence number=N) | X_(lineN_of_indexfile).jpg(N=file sequence,X=001,002,...) | ###_#<file_line('indexfile',$match)>.${EXT} |
| 46 | change the filename by looking up the mapping list in mapfile(1) | old.txt | new.txt(old<table>new is defined in mapfile) | ${BASE}<file_content('mapfile',"(?:\n|^)$match\t([^\n]*)")>.${EXT} |
| 47 | change the filename by looking up the mapping list in mapfile(2) | old.txt | new.txt(old,new is defined in mapfile) | ${BASE}<file_content('mapfile',"(?:\n|^)$match,([^\n]*)")>.${EXT} |
| [rename with directory name] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 48 | add the pathname in the front of filename | c:\test\abc\01.jpg | abc_01.jpg | #<basename(getcwd)>_${FILENAME} |
| 49 | add the pathname and related sequence no in the front of filename | c:\a\x.jpg, y.jpg c:\b\x.jpg, y.jpg | a_001.jpg, a_002.jpg, b_001.jpg, b_002.jpg | #<sprintf("%s_%03d",$A=basename(getcwd),($A eq $B && $match!=1)?++$I:($I=1),$B=$A)>.${EXT} |
| 50 | create subfolder and move file in it | c:\test\a.txt | c:\test\old\a.txt | #<scalar(system('mkdir old'),'old')>\${FILENAME} |
| [rename with Uppler/Lower cases] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 51 | change whole filename to lower case | FILE.TXT | file.txt | ${FILENAME}{lc} |
| 52 | change whole filename to upper case | file.txt | FILE.TXT | ${FILENAME}{uc} |
| 53 | change the first letter to upper case | file.txt | File.txt | ${FILENAME}{ucfirst} |
| 54 | change the first letter of each word to upper case | test file.txt | Test File.txt | ${BASE}{replace,'\b\w','\U$&'}.${EXT} |
| [number calculation and re-formatting] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 55 | change all number in filename to 4 digits format | file123.txt | file0123.txt | ${BASE}<replace($match,'(\d+)','${\calc($1,"04d")}')>.${EXT} |
| 56 | add all number in filename by 3, use 4 digits format | file123.txt | file0126.txt | ${BASE}<replace($match,'(\d+)','${\calc($1+3,"04d")}')>.${EXT} |
| 57 | multiply all number in filename by 2, use 4 digits format | file123.txt | file0246.txt | ${BASE}<replace($match,'(\d+)','${\calc($1*2,"04d")}')>.${EXT} |
| 58 | filename is pure number, add the number by the first number in file content | 123.txt | 133.txt(assume first number in file content is 10) | ${FILENAME}<add(basename($&),file_content($&,'(\d+)'))>.${EXT} |
| 59 | add leading zeros to make the filename has length of 10 | 12W.txt | 00012W.txt(total length is 10) | ${FILENAME}{calc,'010s'} |
| [generate random letters/words] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 60 | append to filename random letters and digit with length of 5 | abc.txt | abc_xxxxx.txt(xxxxx is random letters/digits) | ${BASE}_#<rand_str(5,'a'..'z',0..9)>.${EXT} |
| 61 | rename file to random word from candidate words | abc.txt | N_C.txt(N=001,002,..., C=random of 'RED', 'PURPLE',...) | ###_#<rand_str(1,'RED','PURPLE','GREEN','BLUE','ORANGE')>.${EXT} |
| [letter re-mapping] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 62 | change filename by mapping 0-9 to A-J correspondingly | 0123.jpg | ABCD.jpg | ${BASE}<scalar($&=~tr/0-9/A-J/,$&)>.${EXT} |
| 63 | change filename by mapping 0-4 to 5-9, and 5-9 to 0-4 | 012348888.jpg | 567893333.jpg | ${BASE}<scalar($&=~tr/0-4,5-9/5-9,0-4/,$&)>.${EXT} |
| 64 | change filename by reverse upper and lower cases | TELLme.txt | tellME.txt | ${BASE}<scalar($&=~tr/A-Za-z/a-zA-Z/,$&)>.${EXT} |
| [rename just for fun] | old name example | new name example | formula | |
| 65 | reverse letters of filename | just for fun.txt | nuf rof tsuj.txt | ${BASE}{chars_r,1,-1}.${EXT} |
| 66 | double each letter in filename | just for fun.txt | jjuusstt ffoorr ffuunn.txt | ${BASE}{replace,'(.)','\1\1'}.${EXT} |
All file rename examples: http://www.mind-pioneer.com/services/conv_search.php?type=Batch file rename
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