is there a short way to do this?

Yeah, I don't think you can pad with 0s like this in TC (what's TT? ) in one go, but you can split the task up in a couple and do them one after the other.

For example,
search for ^(\d\.txt), rename to 00$1
Then
search for ^(\d{2}\.txt), rename to 0$1

Example

rename
1.txt
12.txt
2.txt

to
001.txt
012.txt
002.txt

Rename mask: [N][P]

Search for: (.*)_(.*)_(.*)_(.*)\.jpg
Replace with: $1_$3_$4_$2.jpg

Coool! Thanks!

Is there any chance to process Multi Rename Tool in subfolders?

So for example: I've got folder "todo" and 50 folders inside with files that needs renaming. Can I do it at once or I have to go inside to every of those 50 folders?

Thanks
t0ny

I have the folder "abc" and inside this folder I have files: 01.jpg, 01_xl.jpg, 01_l.jpg, 02.jpg, 02_xl.jpg, 03.jpg

Is there any chance to renema them using the folder name?

So the result should be:
01.jpg
01_abc_xl.jpg
01_abc_l.jpg
02_abc.jpg
02_abc_xl.jpg
03_abc.jpg

So I'd need to find "_" and place "_[PARENTFOLDERNAME]" after that?

Thanks
t0ny

However, depending on if this is OK with you or not, you can first try to use this regex to eliminate all digits from the beginning: ^d+ and then separately attach a counter using the [C] modifier in the name.

I have one question left though and I am not sure whether I could've answered it myself already by the written comments.

I have some files

01_bla.rtf
02_bli.rtf
03_blupp.rtf
04_blau.rtf
05_blumm.rtf
and want to rename just one or two and get the others in order again.

01_blau.rtf
01_bla.rtf (should then become 02_bla.rtf)
02_bli.rtf (should become 03_bli.rtf…)
03_blupp.rtf
05_blumm.rtf
It seems like a simple thing but I just don't get it yet…
Thanks for your help beforehand!
Micha

Greets

open folder which contain images or any other files.select images(files) which you want to rename sequentially.
now whatever files you are selected are appear in blue coloured selected files.
just right click on the first image(file) and select renamehere type "marriage"then press enterNow you can see that all the files are name as
marriage
marriage (1)
marriage (2)….
,

> Every operation is so fast, people's jaws drop when they watch me.

I've had similar reactions. I like the interest the program sometimes generates, such that people end up making the switch themselves. That's a nice thing to see.

If I'm honest I find it amusing to watch anybody attempting serious file organization using several Explorer windows. Like so many others I've been spoiled by commander applications and I couldn't live without them. I use TC on Windows exclusively (IMHO no other can touch it) and two others on my Linux box (one GUI, one CLI-based).

> Some of my personal favorites since we're talking about it:
> …

I use all of those frequently, along with my particular favorites: alt-f1/alt-f2 to select the drive for the left/right panes, respectively.

These are favorites because of their humble yet significant contributions to my efficiency.

Some others I use frequently are:

– alt-down for the history.

– shift-f6 to rename a file/directory in place.

– shift-f6 on the ".." item to enter a path (useful for entering a network resource path directly).

– ctrl-shift-f5 to create a shortcut.

– shift-f5 to create a copy of a file/directory with a different name in the same directory (i.e. not in the second pane).

Mice definitely are less efficient for TC when pitted against an experienced keyboard user.

The only disappointment I have with Total Commander is that there isn't a Linux port

- I switched the Quicksearch to Alt, so I just hold Alt and start typing away, Enter, alt type, enter, etc. Navigation is insanely fast that way.

- ctrl-B for listing files in all subdirs

- ctrl-T for tabs and ctrl-TAB for navigating around them

- ctrl-D for quick favorite list

- alt-f5, alt-f9 for packing/unpacking archives

- entering archives with ctrl-pgdown (even if they don't have an archive extension)

- alt-left and alt-right for dir history

etc.

Mice are awkward.

I agree, although until a new version adds these better options, the admittedly somewhat convoluted method I presented is still preferably to having to dig through each of the sub-directories one by one, possibly with multiple levels of depth.

I need to rename directories reasonably frequently so I have it down to just remembering the key strokes:

1: Alt-F7 – to open "Find Files" window.
2: Delete – the "Search for" box will have focus so this clears any pattern in there, allowing matching all directories.
3: Ctrl-Tab x 2 – to get to the Plugins tab.
4: Tab, then Spacebar – to enable the "Search in plugins".
5: Enter – to do the search
6: Tab, tab, d, d – only do this step if the settings on the Plugins page haven't been set. (Sets Property to 'directory' and uses defaults for the other values. 'tc' is the first item in my Plugin list so I don't need to change that.)
7: Alt-L to feed to listbox

This could be seen as complicated but I'm a keyboard junkie (what user of Total Commander isn't right?) and keeping it keyboard controlled makes it a quicker process than otherwise. It can probably be automated in some way (a desktop macro tool for example), I haven't looked at doing that.

Maybe this is helpful to someone out there, maybe not. Just thought I'd share.

P.S. I apologize for the lazy editing in my last post. It was late and I only double-checked the content, not the list numbers.

Thanks.

Just to respond to another poster:

> Archon810No Wrote:
> Thaya, you can easily recursively rename files in all
> subdirs of a current dir by pressing ctrl-B and then
> selecting what you want. This won't work for dir names
> though, I'm not sure if that'd be possible at all right
> now.

1: Go to the root directory (containing all the sub-directories you want to rename) and press Alt-F7. The "Find Files" dialog will open.
3: In the "General" tab, make sure the "Search for" box is empty (all directories will be matched) and then go to the "Plugins" tab.
2: Check the "Search in Plugins" box and select the following values (name[value]): Plugin[tc], Property[directory], OP[=], Value[Yes].
3: Press the "Start Search" button.
4: When the search has completed, select "Feed to listbox" button at the bottom right.
5: Select all these (Ctrl-NUM+) and then press Ctrl-M to do the multi-rename as described in this tutorial.

If it's a one-time deal, then you can do a few manual replaces like this (let's assume you want the length of your names to be 4 digits long):

Regex:

^(\d{1})$

Replace with:

000$1

Regex:

^(\d{2})$

Replace with:

00$1

Regex:

^(\d{3})$

Replace with:

0$1

You can use the same approach if you want to pad with more 0s.