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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="topic" style="task"
id="files-rename-music-metadata">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="files#common-file-tasks"/>
<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 music files using metadata they contain.</desc>
</info>
<title>Rename music files using metadata</title>
<p>You can add the embedded metadata from music files to their filenames.</p>
<steps>
<title>To add metadata to a filename:</title>
<item><p>Select two or more music 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 with <gui>Rename
using a template</gui> 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>
</item>
<item><p>Click <gui>+ Add</gui> to show the menu of available metadata,
like <gui>Album</gui> and <gui>Title</gui>. Select each item to place it
into the filename template in the order you want.</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>
<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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