Batch Rename Multiple Files In Linux Ubuntu

How to rename multiple files at once with different names. Install Metamorphose 2 application to rename multiple files on Linux Ubuntu. How to rename a file in terminal Linux; Command to rename multiple files in a directory.

Metamorphose

Metamorphose is a batch renamer, a program to rename large sets of files and folders quickly and easily. With its extensive feature set, flexibility and powerful interface, Metamorphose is a professionals’ tool. A must-have for those that need to rename many files and/or folders on a regular basis.

In addition to general usage renaming, it is very useful for photo and music collections, webmasters, programmers, legal and clerical, etc.

Main Features:

• Preview every item to be renamed before comiting changes.
• Add any number of operations in any order (v.2 only)
• Recursive renamer : load all files in directory and in subdirectories.
• Undo changes in case of mistakes.
• Regular expression support throughout.
• Rename music and image files by their metadata information.
• Full unicode support means any character from any language can be used.
• Use of all allowed characters under Windows and OSX, all except ‘:’ in Linux.

Install Metamorphose

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt update
sudo apt install metamorphose2

Once installed, launch the Metamorphose application using the command:

./metamorphose2


Metamorphose will be installed in /usr/share/metamorphose2, you can run it with:

metamorphose2

and access the man page with:

man metamorphose2


Renaming Features

• Renaming operations, which can apply to name and/or extension :
  1. Prefix
  2. Suffix
  3. Replacement, modification, or move by: Character, position, or regular expression.
  4. Insertion by : Position or every (number) characters.
  5. Length modifications (padding, truncating, or both).
• Renaming styles : combination of: user text, numbering, audio tags, date, time.
• Modifications : UPPERCASE, lowercase, Capitalize first, Title Style, sWAP cASE, ‘DoRkIfY’
• Move by position, text, or regular expression.
• Sequential numbering (enumerating) options :
  • Use integers, alphabetical, or roman numerals
  • Use padding
    • With integers, use any character to any fixed width, or auto pad.
    • With alphabetical, auto pad in this format : aaa, aab, aac, … aba, … ygr, et cetera
  • Control step size, starting number, reset count.
• Set date and time manually or get from system.
• Use supplied defaults or specify your own date and time formats.