pmv - rename files using Perl expressions
pmv [options] expression [file ...]
Options:
--dry-run -n show, but do not do it --link -l link instead of rename --symlink -s symlink instead of rename --reverse -r process in reverse order --overwite -o overwrite existing files --make-dirs -p create target dirs, if necessary --verbose -v verbose information --ident show identification --help brief help message
pmv will apply the given Perl expression to each of the file names. If the result is different from the original name, the file will be renamed, linked, or symlinked.
If the expression is any of uc, lc, of ucfirst, pmv will DWIM. Note that these are pretty useless on file systems that are case insensitive.
uc
lc
ucfirst
pmv is a wrapper around File::PerlMove, which does most of the work.
Show the changes, but do not rename the files.
Link instead of rename.
Symlink instead of rename. Note that not all platforms support symlinking.
Process the files in reversed order.
Overwrite existing files.
Create target directories if necessary.
More verbose information.
Print a version identification to standard output and exits.
Print a brief help message to standard output and exits.
Prints a program identification. Processing continues.
File name(s).
To change editor backup files back to Perl sources:
$ pmv -v 's/\.bak$/.pl/' *.bak foo.bak => foo.pl bar.bak => bar.pl
Lowcase file names:
$ pmv -v lc *JPG DSC03345.JPG => dsc03345.jpg DSC03346.JPG => dsc03346.jpg DSC03347.JPG => dsc03347.jpg
Shift numbered examples to a new section:
$ pmv --verbose --reverse 's/^ex(\d)/"ex".($1+3)/ge' ex* ex42.dat => ex72.dat ex25.dat => ex55.dat ex22.dat => ex52.dat ex13.dat => ex43.dat ex12.dat => ex42.dat
Note that these need to be processed in reversed order, to prevent ex12.dat => ex42.dat botching with the exisitng ex42.dat.
ex12.dat => ex42.dat
ex42.dat
File::PerlMove, App::perlmv (and perlvm), File::Rename (and rename).
Johan Vromans <jvromans@squirrel.nl>
This programs is Copyright 2004,2010,2011,2017 Squirrel Consultancy.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Perl Artistic License or the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
To install File::PerlMove, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm File::PerlMove
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install File::PerlMove
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.