From a911bcfd5dc7827b597749b47d69649f88653476 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonas Gunz <himself@jonasgunz.de>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 00:47:37 +0200
Subject: bulkrename.sh

---
 scripts/bulkrename.sh | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 scripts/bulkrename.sh

diff --git a/scripts/bulkrename.sh b/scripts/bulkrename.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9df17d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bulkrename.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Rename multiple files at once using a text editor
+# File list can be given as args
+# if no args, all files in pwd are used
+
+EDITOR=${EDITOR=:vi}
+
+while [ -z "$TMPFILE" -o -e "$TMPFILE" ]; do
+	TMPFILE="/tmp/bulkrename.$RANDOM"
+done
+touch "$TMPFILE"
+
+FILES=( )
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+	FILES=( * )
+else
+	FILES=( $@ )
+fi
+
+# List current dir
+for f in "${FILES[@]}"; do
+	echo $f >> "$TMPFILE"
+done
+
+eval "$EDITOR $TMPFILE"
+
+i=0
+while read line; do
+	if [ "$line" != "${FILES[$i]}" -a -e "${FILES[$i]}" -a ! -e "$line" ]; then
+		echo "${FILES[$i]} -> $line"
+		if [ -e "${FILES[$i]}" -a ! -e "$line" ]; then
+			mv "${FILES[$i]}" "$line"
+		else
+			echo Error. does target already exist?
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	i=$(( i + 1 ))
+done < "$TMPFILE"
+
+rm "$TMPFILE"
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