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== Strip Rule ==
 
== Strip Rule ==
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Strip characters from the filename. The rule has predefined character sets, like digits, symbols, brackets, but you can also define your own character set.  
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Every occurrence of each of the specified characters will be removed from the filename.  
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Strip characters from the filename. The rule has predefined character sets, like digits, symbols and brackets, but you can also define your own character set. All occurrences of the specified characters will be removed from the filename.  
  
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* Note that this not a string: All characters in the entry are searched for individually and removed.
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Character set parameters:
  
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The parameters are as follows:
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Parameter
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! Details
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| English
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Strip all English characters.
  
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{| class="prettytable"
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* Numbers (0-9) will not be stripped.
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! Parameter
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* Non-English characters will not be stripped, e.g. characters with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacritic diacritical mark], which are used in many languages in Europe and Asia)
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! Details
 
  
 
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| Digits
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| Digits  
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| Strip the digits
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| Strip digits.
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| Symbols
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| Strip symbols.
  
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* All characters that are considered to be symbols are showed in the box on the right.
 
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| Symbols
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| Brackets
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| Strip symbols (add new symbols, or remove some of the symbols, as necessary)
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| Strip brackets.
  
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* The content between the brackets will remain unaffected.
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* If you want to delete the content as well, use the [[ReNamer:Rules:CleanUp|CleanUp]] rule instead.
 
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| Brackets
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| User-defined
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| Strip the brackets
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| Define any character that needs to be stripped off.
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* Note that this is not a string. All characters in the text box will removed individually.
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|}
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Positioning parameters:
  
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Parameter
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! Details
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| Everywhere
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| The characters will be stripped no matter where they occur in the filename.
 
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| User-defined
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| Leading
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| Define any character that needs to be stripped off.
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| Strip characters only at the beginning of the filename.
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|-
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| Trailing
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| Strip characters only at the end of the filename.
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Miscellaneous parameters:
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{| class="wikitable"
 
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| Skip extension
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! Parameter
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| If this check box is unselected, the extension will be included in the rule.
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! Details
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| Strip all characters except selected
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Retains the selected characters only, and strips the rest.  
  
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* This option is very useful to strip all non-English characters: Select this option along with the '''English''' option above.
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| Case sensitive
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| Strip characters in a case sensitive manner.
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| Skip extension
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| If this check box is selected, the extension will be ignored by the rule.
 
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[[Category:ReNamer]]

Latest revision as of 23:23, 6 January 2021

Strip Rule

StripRule.png

Strip characters from the filename. The rule has predefined character sets, like digits, symbols and brackets, but you can also define your own character set. All occurrences of the specified characters will be removed from the filename.

Character set parameters:

Parameter Details
English

Strip all English characters.

  • Numbers (0-9) will not be stripped.
  • Non-English characters will not be stripped, e.g. characters with diacritical mark, which are used in many languages in Europe and Asia)
Digits Strip digits.
Symbols Strip symbols.
  • All characters that are considered to be symbols are showed in the box on the right.
Brackets Strip brackets.
  • The content between the brackets will remain unaffected.
  • If you want to delete the content as well, use the CleanUp rule instead.
User-defined Define any character that needs to be stripped off.
  • Note that this is not a string. All characters in the text box will removed individually.

Positioning parameters:

Parameter Details
Everywhere The characters will be stripped no matter where they occur in the filename.
Leading Strip characters only at the beginning of the filename.
Trailing Strip characters only at the end of the filename.

Miscellaneous parameters:

Parameter Details
Strip all characters except selected

Retains the selected characters only, and strips the rest.

  • This option is very useful to strip all non-English characters: Select this option along with the English option above.
Case sensitive Strip characters in a case sensitive manner.
Skip extension If this check box is selected, the extension will be ignored by the rule.
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