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448 <a name="GuideImageManagementRename"></a><div class="header"><h1 class="section title"><span class="title"><a name="titleGuideImageManagementRename"></a>Rename</span></h1></div>
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451 <li class="linktrail linktrail-last"><a class="linktrail" href="GuideImageManagement.html" title="File Management">File Management</a></li>
453 <p class="para block block-first">
454 To rename a file in Geeqie select
455 <span class="menuchoice"><span class="guimenu">File</span> ▸ <span class="guimenuitem">Rename</span> <span class="shortcut">(
456 <span class="keycombo"><span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>+<span class="keycap">R</span></span>
458 . Rename is also available in the context menu of all images and files.
460 <p class="para block">When renaming a file, a dialog will display allowing entry of the new name for the file. The dialog will be different depending on the number of files selected to be renamed. A simple dialog will appear when renaming a single file, however when renaming multiple files the dialog will include a list of the file to be renamed and additional options.</p>
461 <p class="para block"></p>
462 <div class="autotoc"><ul>
464 <span class="label">7.2.1. </span><a class="xref" href="GuideImageManagementRename.html#Renamesinglefiledialog" title="Rename single file dialog">Rename single file dialog</a>
467 <span class="label">7.2.2. </span><a class="xref" href="GuideImageManagementRename.html#Renamemultiplefilesdialog" title="Rename multiple files dialog">Rename multiple files dialog</a>
470 <div class="division section">
471 <a name="Renamesinglefiledialog"></a><div class="header"><h2 class="section title"><span class="title"><span class="label">7.2.1. </span>Rename single file dialog</span></h2></div>
472 <p class="para block block-first">
473 The dialog that appears when renaming a single file includes an image of the file, an entry to type the new name of the file, a Rename button, and a Cancel button. Type the new name into the text entry and press
474 <span class="keycap">Enter</span>
475 or activate the Rename button to rename the file. Press
476 <span class="keycap">Escape</span>
477 or activate the Cancel button to close the dialog and abort renaming the file.
479 <p class="para block">
480 When renaming a file and the new name already exists on the file system a dialog will appear showing the renamed and existing files. To overwrite the existing file press
481 <span class="keycap">Enter</span>
482 or activate the Overwrite button. Press
483 <span class="keycap">Escape</span>
484 or activate the Cancel button to close the dialog abort renaming the file.
486 <p class="para block"></p>
488 <div class="division section">
489 <a name="Renamemultiplefilesdialog"></a><div class="header"><h2 class="section title"><span class="title"><span class="label">7.2.2. </span>Rename multiple files dialog</span></h2></div>
490 <p class="para block block-first">The dialog that appears when renaming multiple files includes the list of files to be renamed, a preview image of the active file, an entry to enter the new file name, an auto rename check box, a Rename button, and a Cancel button.</p>
491 <div class="block list variablelist"><dl class="variablelist">
492 <dt class="term dt-first">
493 <span class="guilabel">Manually enter new file names</span>
496 <p class="para block block-first">
497 To manually enter the new name of each file, the active file will be displayed in the image preview and it's original name will be displayed above the text entry. To rename the file type the new name and press
498 <span class="keycap">Enter</span>
499 or activate the Rename button. When a file is successfully renamed it will be removed from the list and the next one will become the active file. After all files have been renamed, the dialog will close.
501 <p class="para block">Files do not have to be renamed in the order that they appear in the list, highlighting a name in the list will make it become the active file.</p>
502 <p class="para block">
503 When renaming a file and the new name already exists on the file system a dialog will appear showing the renamed and existing files. To overwrite the existing file press
504 <span class="keycap">Enter</span>
505 or activate the Overwrite button. Press
506 <span class="keycap">Escape</span>
507 or activate the Cancel button to return to the original rename dialog, the file that prompted the overwrite dialog will remain active.
511 <span class="guilabel">Automatic renaming of multiple files</span>
514 <p class="para block block-first">To automatically rename the files in the list, enable the Auto rename check box. The dialog will change to batch mode for numerical naming of files.</p>
515 <p class="para block">The file name list will change to include a preview column that will show the resulting name of each file. The text entry will change to three entries; the first represents the text that appears in the new names before the number, the second will be the start number to use when incrementing the file number, and the third represents the text to append to the name after the number. The end text should include the file name extension, therefore batch renaming multiple types of files (those with different extensions) all at once is not recommended.</p>
516 <p class="para block">The padding number can be used to change the minimum length of characters to use for the number portion of the new name. When the file number results in fewer characters than the padding size, the result will be padded with leading zeros to fill the remaining space. For example if padding size is 3, a file with the number 24 will appear in the file name as “024”.</p>
517 <p class="para block">The order of the file list can be changed by dragging a name to the desired location within the list. The preview column will update to reflect the new order.</p>
518 <p class="para block">
519 When the preview of new names is satisfactory, press
520 <span class="keycap">Enter</span>
521 or activate the Rename button to rename the files to match the name in the preview column. Press
522 <span class="keycap">Escape</span>
523 or activate the Cancel button to close the dialog and abort the rename operation.
525 <p class="para block">If the resulting new names match any existing files, a warning dialog will notify you. The rename dialog will remain so that you can select a different set of names.</p>
526 <p class="para block"></p>
529 <span class="guilabel">Formatted renaming of multiple files</span>
532 <p class="para block block-first">Formatted rename permits file to be renamed in a pre-determined way whilst still including the original file name.</p>
533 <p class="para block">
534 In the Format box any alpha-numerics can be entered, but the special character
535 <span class="keycap">*</span>
536 will be replaced by the current filename. One or more
537 <span class="keycap">#</span>
538 characters can be included, and will be replaced by an incrementing number.
540 <p class="para block">The current file extension is automatically appended to new new file name.</p>
541 <p class="para block">The order of the file list can be changed by dragging a name to the desired location within the list. The preview column will update to reflect the new order.</p>
542 <p class="para block">When the preview of new names is satisfactory, press Enter or activate the Rename button to rename the files to match the name in the preview column. Press Escape or activate the Cancel button to close the dialog and abort the rename operation.</p>
543 <p class="para block">If the resulting new names match any existing files, a warning dialog will notify you. The rename dialog will remain so that you can select a different set of names.</p>
544 <p class="para block"></p>
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