fnord.safename 0.1

A codec for safe filenames.

Contents

• Introduction

• Usage

• Remarks

• Contributors

• Changelog

Introduction

The codec safename is meant to rename files to safe filenames. These safe filenames have the following properties:

• The safe filenames are valid on most filesystems.

• The safe filenames can be restored to the original filenames.

• The safe filenames are more or less readable.

Examples:

Input	Output
Spam	{s}pam
SPAM	{spam}
spam eggs	spam_eggs
spàm	sp(e0)m

The script safename will rename a list of files, by applying the codec safename to the current filenames.

Usage

safename [-d|--decode] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] [FILE ...]
safename [-e|--encode] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] [FILE ...]

-d –decode Decode the safe filenames for the given files.

-e –encode Encode to safe filenames for the given files.

-t –test Don’t rename the files.

-v –verbose Print out every renaming operation.

Remarks

Based on the module safefilename from Torsten Bronger’s Bobcat Project.

Contributors

Bert Vanderbauwhede, Author

Changelog

0.1 (2013-07-14)

• Package created using templer [Bert Vanderbauwhede]

• First implementation [Bert Vanderbauwhede]