RENAME9: Simple File Rename Tool

HOWTO prefix filename with filedates and more

Background

I was to rename a lot of images, prefixed with its exif datestamp. There is a very good tool which does the job, ExifTool, but I found it a little cumbersome to just rename the files. The result of my effort was this simple rename9 tool.

rename9.exe (Win32-Command-Line-Tool)

Example

rename9 -dp -dt=Exif -de -s *.jpg

rename all images from IMG_1001.jpg to 120101-1200_IMG_1001.jpg
perfect for sorting images from many sources

rename9 -i *.jpg

shourtcut for the above

rename9 -magic *.

try to find magic number inside file and rename to known file extensions

rename9 -s *.jpg

rename "My Filename with ÅÄÖ.jpg" to My_Filename_with_AAO.jpg

rename9 S1=S2 *.jpg

renames all strings "S1" in *.jpg filenames with "S2"

rename9 -install[="--images *.jpg"]

install rename9 as context directory menu handler with default options "--images *.jpg"

Download / Install

• get RENAME9   rename9.zip
  
• Extract the rename9.exe (1 file) place it whereever and run (from command line)...
  
  
• Install rename9 with chocolatey package manager:
  choco install rename9 -s https://chocolatey.commercior.com/chocolatey
• Update rename9 with:
  choco upgrade rename9 -s https://chocolatey.commercior.com/chocolatey

Version / History

2021-jun-18, version 0.6

with -magic option, if there is no extension try to read magic numbers from file header

2020-aug-20, version 0.51

with -nice option, do not prefix images with date if there is no exif dates

2020-aug-08, version 0.5

-st --set-time set-file-time, use rename9 to set the file-timestamp

2020-feb-06, version 0.41

-ss --suffix_size option for image files

2017-dec-30, version 0.39

updates web with latest fixes

2015-jul-30, version 0.30

more options, see --help, bug fixes

2014-dec-03, version 0.19

more bug fixes,

2014-mar-10, version 0.16

-fdff|--folderdatefromfiles: update folder date to median of file dates
-ts|--time-shift: apply delta time on -dp|-ds|-de. [-|+]hh:mm or [-|+]days.fracday
small bug fixes,

2014-jan-12, version 0.14

with shortcut --images and context menu handler --install|--uninstall

2013-jan-30, version 0.11

on the web for download

More info

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