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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="topic" style="task"
id="files-rename-multiple">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="files#common-file-tasks"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="files-rename"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="files-rename-music-metadata"/>
<revision version="gnome:47" date="2024-08-31" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Michael Hill</name>
<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>Rename more than one file at once.</desc>
</info>
<title>Rename multiple files</title>
<p><app>Files</app> can be used to change the names of a group of files. You
can <gui>Rename using a template</gui> or <gui>Find and replace text</gui>.</p>
<steps>
<title>To rename using a template:</title>
<item><p>Select two or more files in <app>Files</app>.</p></item>
<item><p>Press <key>F2</key> or right-click on the selection and pick
<gui>Rename</gui>. The <gui>Rename</gui> window opens.</p></item>
<item><p>Make sure <gui>Rename using a template</gui> is selected.</p>
<note>
<p>The name field contains "[Original filename]" as a placeholder. It
can be deleted or added back from the <gui>+ Add</gui> menu.</p>
</note>
<p>Click before or after "[Original filename]" to add letters, words,
or numbers to create the pattern you want.</p>
<note style="warning">
<p>Certain <link xref="files-rename#valid-chars">characters</link>
should be avoided on some devices.</p>
</note>
<p>To number the files sequentially, click <gui>+ Add</gui> to choose
the number of digits in the number you want added automatically. If you are
renaming 10 or more files but fewer than 100, choose two digits (<gui>01,
02, 03, 04</gui>). Choose three (<gui>001, 002, 003, 004</gui>) if you have
more than 99 files to rename.</p>
<p>The preview list will show the current filenames on the left and the
resulting filenames on the right.</p></item>
<item><p>Click the <gui>Rename</gui> button to apply the pattern you have
created, and the files will be renamed.</p></item>
</steps>
<p>When you rename a file, only the first part of the name of the file is
selected, not the file extension (the part after the last <file>.</file>).
The extension normally denotes what type of file it is (for example,
<file>file.pdf</file> is a PDF document), and you usually do not want to
change that. If you need to change the extension as well, select the entire
file name and change it.</p>
<steps>
<title>To rename using find and replace text:</title>
<item><p>Select two or more files in <app>Files</app>.</p></item>
<item><p>Press <key>F2</key> or right-click on the selection and pick
<gui>Rename</gui>.</p></item>
<item><p>Select <gui>Find and replace text</gui>.</p></item>
<item><p>For <gui>Existing Text</gui> type the text to be replaced. For
<gui>Replace With</gui>, type the new text. The preview list will show the
current filenames on the left and the resulting filenames on the
right.</p></item>
<item><p>Click the <gui>Rename</gui> button to accept the replacement in the
preview, and the files will be renamed.</p></item>
</steps>
<note style="tip">
<p>If you renamed the wrong file, or named your file improperly, you can
undo the rename. To revert the action, immediately click the menu button in
the sidebar and select <gui>Undo Rename</gui>, or press
<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Z</key></keyseq>, to restore the former
name.</p>
</note>
</page>
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