IT/Software/Command Line Applications/qmv

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qmv

  • This is a batch rename utility
    • qcp is the same except is leaves the old one behind(copy rename paste)
  • Open the folder to work in.
  • Open the command line from there.
    • f4 in Dolphin

qmv -f do

  • Now you are Nano text editor.
    • Replace all that you want.

Ctrl+\ Type what to search for.

Type what to replace.

Choose method(all or one at a time)

Ctrl+x

Save and write to suggested file.

Changes will appear.

add extension

I do not completely understand this command. It will add the .zip to all files in a directory.

for  f  in *; do mv "$f" "$f.zip"; done

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