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-====== To Bulk Rename Files ======+{{ :xfce:xfce.thunar.png?no link|}} 
 +====== Thunar - Bulk Rename Files ======
  
-To //bulk rename// files means to rename multiple files at once using some criterion, that applies to atleast one of the files. Thunar includes a bulk renamer, which can be run separately using the command ''Thunar -B'' or from within Thunar by selecting two or more files in the main area and pressing {key>F2} or choosing {gui>Edit>Rename...} from the main menu.+To "bulk rename" files means to change the name of multiple files at once using some criterion that applies to at least one of the files. Thunar includes a bulk renamer which can be run separately using the command ''Thunar -B'' or from within Thunar by selecting two or more files in the main area and pressing {key>F2} or choosing {gui>Edit>Rename...} from the main menu.
  
 <figure "Bulk Rename Dialog"> <figure "Bulk Rename Dialog">
-{{:xfce:thunar:bulk-rename.png?nolink&|}}+{{:xfce:thunar:bulk_renamer.png?nolink&|}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
-The //Bulk Renamers// can be applied to the name of the files, the suffix of the files or both to the name and the suffix of the files. Thunar currently supports the following Bulk Renamers:+The //Bulk Renamers// can be applied to the name of the files, the suffix of the files or to both the name and the suffix of the files. Thunar currently supports the following Bulk Renamers:
  
-  * Remove characters. +  * Audio Tags ([[:xfce:thunar:media-tags|plugin]]) 
-  * Numbering files. +  * [[date-time|Insert Date or Time]] 
-  * Insert Date or Time. +  * Insert or Overwrite characters 
-  * Insert or overwrite characters. +  * Numbering 
-  * Search and replace characters. +  * Remove Characters 
-  * Convert to uppercase, lowercase or camlcase.+  * Search & Replace characters 
 +  * Convert to UPPERCASE, lowercase, Camelcase or Sentence case
  
-Additional Bulk Renamers may be installed as plugins for Thunar. Check the [[http://thunar.xfce.org/plugins.html|Thunar Plugins]] website for currently available extensions. The [[http://thunar.xfce.org/pwiki/documentation/bulk_renamer|Thunar Project Wiki]] contains further details about this feature. Feel free to add more information to the Wiki.+When you select one of these criteria from the picklist, you are shown a preview of your changes in the //New Name// column, as seen in the example above. 
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 +Additional Bulk Renamers may be installed as plugins for Thunar. Check the [[https://goodies.xfce.org/projects/thunar-plugins/start|Thunar Plugins]] website for currently available extensions. 
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