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Regular Expressions reference

ReNamer Operational Guides

Introduction Regular Expressions (RegEx) is a syntax for specifying patterns of text to search an...

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Date and Time format

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Date and time format is used primarily in Meta Tags and the Pascal Script rule to format date and...

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Wildcard masks

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Wildcard masks (also called filename masks) are a simple pattern-matching syntax that uses specia...

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Validation

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Validation is a process that analyzes the list of files and their target destinations to identify...

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Failed renaming

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The renaming operation can fail for a variety of reasons. The built-in validation process attempt...

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Moving files to another folder

ReNamer Operational Guides

ReNamer can move files and folders to a different location as part of the renaming process. You c...

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Renaming folders

ReNamer Operational Guides

By default, ReNamer is configured to rename files only. When a folder is added, it is scanned rec...

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Sorting files

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The order of items in the Files pane can affect the renaming outcome. This is most notable in two...

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Manual editing

ReNamer Operational Guides

In addition to combining rules to generate new names automatically, you can also make manual chan...

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Analyze tool

ReNamer Operational Guides

The Analyze tool opens a window where you can enter arbitrary text and test your current rules ag...

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Pascal Script rule

ReNamer Rules

This rule allows you define your own renaming logic and integrate external tools. It uses the Pas...

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Renaming files

ReNamer Getting Started

Once the preview looks correct, clicking the Rename button or pressing F6 commits the operation. ...

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Previewing files

ReNamer Getting Started

Preview applies the active rules and shows the resulting names, without making any changes to fil...

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Managing rules

ReNamer Getting Started

This page explains how to add, remove, edit, and reorder rules in the Rules pane. Most actions fo...

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Options menu

ReNamer Settings and Menus

The Options menu offers various ad-hoc actions. Autosize columns Auto-size all columns to accomm...

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Files and Tools

ReNamer Settings and Menus

The toolbar above the Files table provides quick access to file management options and various to...

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Settings

Shutter

The Settings (also called Options) allow you to configure various behavioral aspects and features...

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Actions

Shutter

Actions allow you to execute various workflows. You can stack up multiple actions and they will b...

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Files context menu

ReNamer Settings and Menus

Right-click on the Files table content area to see the context menu that offers numerous options ...

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Filter settings

ReNamer Settings and Menus

Filter settings give you a finer control over which files and folders get added to ReNamer. Acces...

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