Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-12-02 Thread James Broadhead
On Dec 1, 2011 3:32 p.m., "Frank Steinmetzger" wrote:: > > I used to get stuck in vi, but at some point I asked a friend to give me a > proper introduction and now ... Now you're _completely_ stuck!

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-12-02 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Fri, Dec 02, 2011 at 10:50:37AM +, Stroller wrote: > > On 1 December 2011, at 10:42, Dale wrote: > >> ... > >> sys-apps/renameutils should be installed on every system, IMO, and aliased > >> thus in your .bashrc: > >> > >> alias qmv="qmv -f do" > >> alias qcp="qcp -f do" > >> > >> Set $E

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-12-02 Thread Stroller
On 1 December 2011, at 10:42, Dale wrote: >> ... >> sys-apps/renameutils should be installed on every system, IMO, and aliased >> thus in your .bashrc: >> >> alias qmv="qmv -f do" >> alias qcp="qcp -f do" >> >> Set $EDITOR to vi, and renaming TV shows becomes quick and easy. > > vi? O_O Woul

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-12-02 Thread Stroller
On 1 December 2011, at 10:55, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > > I prefer sys-apps/pyrenamer which is (IMHO) even more comfortable. That appears to require a GUI, X11 or whatever. Stroller.

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-12-01 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 04:42:04AM -0600, Dale wrote: > >> Basically, I need to add the name of the show to the name of the file. > >> They will all be added to the front of the names. They also almost all > >> contain spaces, which means some fancy footwork with the \. > > I see you've rename

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-12-01 Thread Paul Hartman
On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 7:22 AM, James Broadhead wrote: > On 1 December 2011 10:55, Helmut Jarausch > wrote: >> On 12/01/2011 10:34:33 AM, Stroller wrote: >>> >>> On 1 December 2011, at 01:49, Dale wrote: >>> > ... >>> > I ran into a problem.  I been downloading a lot of TV shows.  I >>> forgot t

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-12-01 Thread James Broadhead
On 1 December 2011 10:55, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > On 12/01/2011 10:34:33 AM, Stroller wrote: >> >> On 1 December 2011, at 01:49, Dale wrote: >> > ... >> > I ran into a problem.  I been downloading a lot of TV shows.  I >> forgot to put a sort of important part in the names.  This is what I >> hav

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-12-01 Thread Helmut Jarausch
On 12/01/2011 10:34:33 AM, Stroller wrote: > > On 1 December 2011, at 01:49, Dale wrote: > > ... > > I ran into a problem. I been downloading a lot of TV shows. I > forgot to put a sort of important part in the names. This is what I > have with the full path: > > > > /data/Movies/TV_Series/Per

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-12-01 Thread Dale
Stroller wrote: On 1 December 2011, at 01:49, Dale wrote: ... I ran into a problem. I been downloading a lot of TV shows. I forgot to put a sort of important part in the names. This is what I have with the full path: /data/Movies/TV_Series/Person of Interest/Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot.mp4

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-12-01 Thread Stroller
On 1 December 2011, at 01:49, Dale wrote: > ... > I ran into a problem. I been downloading a lot of TV shows. I forgot to put > a sort of important part in the names. This is what I have with the full > path: > > /data/Movies/TV_Series/Person of Interest/Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot.mp4 > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-12-01 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:49:26 -0600, Dale wrote: > I ran into a problem. I been downloading a lot of TV shows. I forgot > to put a sort of important part in the names. This is what I have with > the full path: > > /data/Movies/TV_Series/Person of Interest/Season 1, Episode 1 - > Pilot.mp4 >

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-11-30 Thread Dale
Dale wrote: Greets, I ran into a problem. I been downloading a lot of TV shows. I forgot to put a sort of important part in the names. This is what I have with the full path: /data/Movies/TV_Series/Person of Interest/Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot.mp4 This is what I need it to be: /data/Mo

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-11-30 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 06:22:18PM -0800, bill.long...@gmail.com wrote: > […] > Sent from my HP TouchPad which is really braindead when trying not to toppost. …and at providing a plaintext version. Stupid modern fingery-touchy-swipey gloss-only facebook interface devices. (Nothing against you or

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-11-30 Thread Dale
Frank Steinmetzger wrote: On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 07:49:26PM -0600, Dale wrote: I ran into a problem. I been downloading a lot of TV shows. I forgot to put a sort of important part in the names. This is what I have with the full path: /data/Movies/TV_Series/Person of Interest/Season 1, Epis

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-11-30 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Dec 1, 2011 9:22 AM, "Pandu Poluan" wrote: > > > On Dec 1, 2011 8:54 AM, "Dale" wrote: > > > > Greets, > > > > I ran into a problem. I been downloading a lot of TV shows. I forgot to put a sort of important part in the names. This is what I have with the full path: > > > > /data/Movies/TV_S

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-11-30 Thread Francisco Ares
Sorry, did not read your message to the end. So the sixth line on that script, on your case, instead of: j=`echo $i | sed s/\ \-\ unwantedString//` should be: j="Person of Interest - "$i I guess that's it. You will have to open a console at the directory where your movies are in.

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-11-30 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Dec 1, 2011 8:54 AM, "Dale" wrote: > > Greets, > > I ran into a problem. I been downloading a lot of TV shows. I forgot to put a sort of important part in the names. This is what I have with the full path: > > /data/Movies/TV_Series/Person of Interest/Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot.mp4 > > This

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-11-30 Thread bill.longman
Take a look at rename, Dale.Its usage syntax wasn't obvious to me at first but after using it a few times I got the hang of it.Bill-- Sent from my HP TouchPad which is really braindead when trying not to toppost.On Nov 30, 2011 5:50 PM, Dale wrote: Greets, I ran into a problem. I been downloadin

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-11-30 Thread Francisco Ares
I use the following script to remove parts of downloaded videos, I guess it wont't be hard to figure out how to change it to your needs. It also creates a text file with the name of the file and, expecting it to be a video file, it uses midentify, part of the mplayer package, to read the duration o

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-11-30 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 07:49:26PM -0600, Dale wrote: > I ran into a problem. I been downloading a lot of TV shows. I forgot > to put a sort of important part in the names. This is what I have with > the full path: > > /data/Movies/TV_Series/Person of Interest/Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot.mp4

[gentoo-user] Changing names of LOTS of files, adding to them actually.

2011-11-30 Thread Dale
Greets, I ran into a problem. I been downloading a lot of TV shows. I forgot to put a sort of important part in the names. This is what I have with the full path: /data/Movies/TV_Series/Person of Interest/Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot.mp4 This is what I need it to be: /data/Movies/TV_Serie