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ixzh opened this issue Oct 30, 2021 · 22 comments
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batch rename find/fd files #1214

ixzh opened this issue Oct 30, 2021 · 22 comments
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ixzh commented Oct 30, 2021 •
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

fd pdf ~/Downloads -0 | nnn can be used to show and open files, but batch rename r doesn't work.

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Would it be possible to make r operate on symlink list to rename target files? seems to be a natural extension of the r function.
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jarun commented Oct 30, 2021

Press Left on the symlink and it will take you to the target file. Then rename it.

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ixzh commented Oct 30, 2021 •
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Press Left on the symlink and it will take you to the target file. Then rename it.

That's good for an individual file. But if there are hundreds of files from different folders, rename them one by one is tedious. Use find to filter the list and batch rename accordingly is more practical I think.

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jarun commented Oct 30, 2021

While it's a regular use case for you, implementing it is roundabout - we have to find each target, add to a new buffer and then rename. Sorry, there is no ROI for us here.

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ixzh commented Oct 30, 2021

Thanks anyway!

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N-R-K commented Oct 30, 2021

@ixzh this use-case maybe better solved by some dedicated batch-ranamer script/program. There are quite a lot out there, although I haven't used any.

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ixzh commented Oct 30, 2021 •
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@ixzh this use-case maybe better solved by some dedicated batch-ranamer script/program. There are quite a lot out there, although I haven't used any.

you mean in the plugin listing? Or where can I find? I'm using the default scripts/.nmv.

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N-R-K commented Oct 30, 2021

you mean in the plugin listing?

No, independent ones.

Or where can I find?

You can try searching for "batch renamer" in github. As I've said, I don't use any so I can't recommend one.

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ixzh commented Oct 30, 2021

you mean in the plugin listing?

No, independent ones.

Or where can I find?

You can try searching for "batch renamer" in github. As I've said, I don't use any so I can't recommend one.

Ok, thank you! I will try to figure out a way.

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jarun commented Oct 30, 2021

On second thoughts, @KlzXS do you think we can extend the batchrename script to rename the files in the current directory but apply to the symlink targets? We can see if we can figure a way to indicate to the script if this is a case of a listed directory.

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jarun commented Oct 31, 2021

If someone else wants to give it a try, we will need to rename the target for the symlink in plugin .nmv rather than the file itself to achieve this.

The main program can set an env var before calling .nmv to indicate that the current directory is in listing mode.

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KlzXS commented Oct 31, 2021

We can do that. Make .nmv resolve symlinks if. Suggest a name for the env variable.

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jarun commented Oct 31, 2021

$NNN_LIST

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jarun commented Nov 3, 2021

Resolved at commit 470c777.

@ixzh please confirm the fix.

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jarun commented Nov 3, 2021

Please test with commit eb769c0 as I have made a minor modification.

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ixzh commented Nov 3, 2021 •
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Thank you for the workout!! I have tested the following, and the files are missing after renaming their symbolic links in list mode:

  1. I put 3 files in the following place
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  2. and start nnn using fd . ~/Downloads/Telegram\ Desktop/ -0 | nnn
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  3. and r batch rename by prepending a number in Vim
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    becomes:
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  4. and :wq, the listing now shows 3 files and 3 symbolic links
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  5. pressing q, and the target files are gone.
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I also tried fd . ~/Downloads/Telegram\ Desktop/ -0 | NNN_LIST=1 nnn in step 2, same result.

So are the files removed from disk by doing the above? I can't locate them in my system.

Another issue:
the getplugs plugin seems to download an outdated zip.

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KlzXS commented Nov 3, 2021

the getplugs plugin seems to download an outdated zip

By default it downloads a zip that goes with the version of nnn. To download from master run it as getplugs master.

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ixzh commented Nov 3, 2021

the getplugs plugin seems to download an outdated zip

By default it downloads a zip that goes with the version of nnn. To download from master run it as getplugs master.

I see. I'll amend my plugin command. Thanks!

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KlzXS commented Nov 3, 2021

I can see where the problem is. For now use it only with selection.

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ixzh commented Nov 9, 2021 •
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hey
since commit #1508874, .nmv seems not to work for 'c'urrent :
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I changed the leading 0s to .s, also can't save the changes.

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jarun commented Nov 10, 2021

@KlzXS can you please take a look?

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KlzXS commented Nov 10, 2021

See #1232. I hope this ends the whole saga.

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ixzh commented Nov 11, 2021

thank you! it works.

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