Rename mutiple image files through terminal

pavi_kanetkar · 02-08-2012, 08:45 AM

I have more than 5000 .jpg files in folder. The names are with backslash.
uploadedfile_129730019157343750\uploadedfile_12973 0019157343750-001.jpg
uploadedfile_129730019157343750\uploadedfile_12973 0019157343750-002.jpg
uploadedfile_129730019157343750\uploadedfile_12973 0019157343750-003.jpg
uploadedfile_129730019157343750\uploadedfile_12973 0019157343750-004.jpg
uploadedfile_129730019157343750\uploadedfile_12973 0019157343750-005.jpg
uploadedfile_129730019157343750\uploadedfile_12973 0019157343750-006.jpg
.... & so on....

I want to rename all files simultaneously. The name should be like
001.jpg
002.jpg
003.jpg

I have used rename command
$ rename "uploadedfile_129730019157343750\uploadedfile_1297 30019157343750-" "" *
but I am facing following error.
Bareword "uploadedfile" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at (eval 1) line 1
I have tried all combinations of rename command but result is same error. Ex-
$ rename "uploadedfile" "" *
I have tried for loop too but no luck.
I do not want to use any GUI application like krename or what ever.
I want to do this from terminal. Please help me

colucix · 02-08-2012, 09:17 AM

Looking at the error message, it seems you have the perl version of rename (as on Debian-like systems). In this case you have to use a substitution command in place of the FROM and TO arguments:

Code:

rename 's/uploadedfile_129730019157343750\\uploadedfile_12973 0019157343750-//' *.jpg

Notice the escaped backslash inside the regular expression.

druuna · 02-08-2012, 09:29 AM

Hi,

The rename command is probably faster, but here's another way (assuming bash):

Code:

for THIS in uploadedfile*; do mv "${THIS}" "${THIS##*-}"; done

Hope this helps.