Re: Multiple File Rename

[Anonymous Monk]

• Read perlintro for a refresher
• use File::Find::Rule to obtain a list of files
• use for to iterate over that list and extract caption
• use s/// to massage $Caption into an appropriate filename (no newlines, etc, etc, Regexp::English might help you compose a regex)
• combine caption with original filename ( DSC03753.JPG becomes DSC03753-NudeNodeReaper.JPG)
• DO NOT ATTEMPT RENAMING (How can I reliably rename a file?) until you're sure your caption is producing good filenames -- produce a rename script (of shell commands) first

  rename "path/origfilename1" "path/newfilename1"
  rename "path/origfilename2" "path/newfilename2"
  ...
  

  then review it manually for mistakes
• Similar thread and example program at Re^2: Changing filenames
• rename 0.3 - now with two extra cupholders
• Super Search or site:perlmonks.org rename file
• site:perlmonks.org unicode filename Win32::Unicode