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Bug 687056 - Enable simple batch renaming
Enable simple batch renaming
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 768311
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File and Folder Operations
unspecified
Other All
: Normal enhancement
: future
Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
: 747752 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-10-28 19:05 UTC by Alexander Adam
Modified: 2016-08-29 20:45 UTC
See Also:
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Description Alexander Adam 2012-10-28 19:05:06 UTC 
It would be nice if nautilus had a possibility to mass rename files ie by selecting many files and then pressing f2 or clicking renaming in the menu.
The typed name would be followed by an consecutively number.

At the moment the menu item is just greyed out which isn't very intuitive.
Comment 1 Cosimo Cecchi 2012-10-29 12:57:41 UTC 
The option will actually be enabled for multiple files if there's a "bulk rename tool" installed and set up (using the org.gnome.nautilus.preferences bulk-rename-tool GSetting). I am not sure we should provide a way to rename multiple files directly from Nautilus.
Comment 2 Alexander Adam 2013-05-30 17:34:09 UTC 
Well, while I totally understand that I should install and use a new tool if my problem is a "special interest thing". But in this case it just would be a problem like "oh, I wan't to rename my holiday pictures".

I thought that it would be cool if nautilus could help to solve simple problems.
While a rename functionality is inbuilt it would just improve it in a simple way.
Comment 3 liam 2015-04-08 02:52:47 UTC 
While it is nicely hidden, bulk renaming is a common enough task that it seems as though it should just be included.
Both explorer and finder include such a tool.
Comment 4 Ernestas Kulik 2016-06-10 14:45:25 UTC 
*** Bug 747752 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Alessandro Bono 2016-08-29 20:45:06 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 768311 ***