I want to connect to my server via ssh on my phone, then rename a bunch of files with a batch rename function. Are there any open source file managers that do that?

I checked Ghost Commander but didn’t look like there is a batch rename function, neither for Material Files. Unless I miss something.

  • boo one@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    I dont think so (would like to know ad well if there is something).

    But I have used termux to login and batch rename stuff from command line.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah my hope was some FOSS software does it but seems like no luck. I found several others that do this but not FOSS as you said. Thanks though.

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    1 year ago

    Ghost Commander does have batch rename. You need to select multiple files and tap F2 Rename. Dunno how to use it, but it’s there.

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      1 year ago

      Thats what I thought, but I tried before posting. It seems to only offer renaming the one you select.

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        1 year ago

        Select multiple files first. If you have one selected, there’s a rename dialog, with multiple there’s a regex multi rename dialog.

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          1 year ago

          Huh, I tested a few things and you are right. However, it only works with files on my local phone storage. If you connect via ssh to another machine remotely, you cannot batch rename files. It just shows the normal rename. Weird.

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            1 year ago

            Right, I guess that tends to be the case with file managers if you try to use these features on something else than regular local files.

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    1 year ago
    • install termux
    • once installed do in,

    termux-setup-storage && apt update && apt upgrade --yes && apt install openssh

    • enjoy 😀