mmv

Allows you to rename files interactively using $EDITOR. Inspired by itchyny/mmv.

goal

I like itchyny/mmv a lot but didn't want to have to have Go on my machine to compile it. I decided that I wanted that functionality to be in a language that my machine was more likely to understand immediately upon a new install, so I attempted to reimplement those features in Bash.

comparison with itchyny/mmv functionality

This implementation lacks more checks than it possesses. For example, it does not check for duplicate inputs. I typically don't make the mistake of passing it duplicate inputs, so it's not something I wanted to worry about.

use

• mmv <filename1> ...
• mmv <common substring>*
• mmv *

behavior

This implementation of mmv can:

• swap file names

• appropriately nest items

install

git clone https://github.com/McAuleyPenney/mmv.git ~/.config/mmv
printf "\n# source mmv\n. ~/.config/mmv/mmv.sh\n" >> ~/.bashrc

• or just copy and paste the script into the shell functions you already source

requirements

• bash 4.0 or greater for associative array support