Introduction

Utilities and applications for files renaming in quantities (Bulk Renaming).

Bulk Rename

Bulk Rename is a graphical interface for rename any kind of files. It is very powerful, intuitive, and easy to use. It allows to insert, overwrite, remove, and numbering. Unfortunately this program doesn't read the EXIF information embedded in the photos. Bulk Rename is part of Thunar File Manager.

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Installation:

Menu -> Add/Remove -> Accessories -> Bulk Rename

Start:

Menu -> Accessories -> Bulk Rename

jhead

jhead is a command line utility that use and manipulate of the Exif data. One of those great functions include batch renaming. It is very useful in cases when the date of the picture is part of the name.

Installation:

Menu -> System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager Search for jhead, select it, and press OK.

Start:

Open the terminal Type jhead followed by the options.

Example

jhead -n%y%m%d-%02i *.jpg

For help type jhead -h or visit [http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/jhead/]

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