renamex 2.1.0

Renamomicon Ex-Bulkus - An Evil Dead themed bulk file renaming utility

[PyPI Package] [MIT Licence]

Renamomicon Ex-Bulkus

The script of the dead...AKA an Evil Dead themed bulk renaming utility.

Features

• Backup Support: Automatic backup before renaming (enabled by default)
• Dry Run Mode: Preview changes without applying them
• Confirmation Prompts: Verify operations before execution
• Logging: Optional file logging for audit trails
• File Filtering: Filter by regex pattern or file extensions
• Multiple Operations: 12+ renaming commands available

Installation

Install the .exe from releases

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/sorzkode/renamex.git
cd renamex
pip install -e .

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• click
• tkinter (included with Python on Windows, may need separate install on Linux)

Usage

Usage: renamex [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  Renamomicon Ex-Bulkus - The script of the dead.
  An Evil Dead themed bulk file renaming utility.

Options:
  -v, --version   Show version information
  -l, --log-file  Log operations to file
  --verbose       Enable verbose output
  --help          Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  date       Add today's date to filenames
  extension  Change file extensions
  lower      Convert filenames to lowercase
  number     Add sequential numbers to filenames
  prefix     Add prefix text to filenames
  replacer   Replace part of filenames (supports regex)
  restore    Restore files from a backup directory
  sanitize   Remove/replace special characters from filenames
  suffix     Add suffix text to filenames
  titlecase  Convert filenames to Title Case
  upper      Convert filenames to uppercase
  xspaces    Remove spaces from filenames

Common Options (available on most commands)

Option	Description
-d, --directory	Directory to process (opens dialog if not specified)
-b, --backup/--no-backup	Create backup before renaming (default: enabled)
--dry-run	Preview changes without applying them
-y, --yes	Skip confirmation prompt
-p, --pattern	Regex pattern to filter files
-e, --extensions	File extensions to include (e.g., -e .txt -e .pdf)

Examples

Remove spaces from filenames:

renamex xspaces -d /path/to/files

Replace text in filenames (with regex support):

renamex replacer -d /path/to/files -f "old" -r "new"
renamex replacer -d /path/to/files -f "IMG_(\d+)" -r "photo_\1" --regex

Add date to filenames:

renamex date -d /path/to/files --delimiter "_" --format "%Y-%m-%d"

Add sequential numbers:

renamex number -d /path/to/files --start 1 --padding 4 --template "{num}_{name}"

Dry run (preview without changes):

renamex upper -d /path/to/files --dry-run

Process only specific file types:

renamex lower -d /path/to/files -e .jpg -e .png

Restore from backup:

renamex restore -b /path/to/.renamex_backup_20231201_143022