file naming question

I was wondering if there is a easy way to name numerous files in a bulk rather than doing it one by one. For example, i have 50 jpeg files that i would like to rename "summer1", summer 2 summer3.... and so on. Is there an easy way of getting this done in finder rather than doing it one by one?

Thanx in advance!

Do a search on versiontracker.com under OSX software. I used to have an app that did that, I just don't remember the name.

Edit: I just grabbed an app called "File re-namer" off Version tracker. Looks like what you want and it's free.

renamer4mac works very well.

you can also use automator, but i've had a horrible time keeping the files in their original order.

I know the OP wanted this done graphically... but for future reference, can't this also be done by writing a bash script?

CArmstrong said:

I know the OP wanted this done graphically... but for future reference, can't this also be done by writing a bash script?

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You can code a bash script to cook your dinner if you wanted to...

In this case it would be a bit more complex though, since you're dealing with unknown variables (the original file names).
Even so, I think it would actually take you longer to code the script rather than to manually renaming the files.

Wouldn't

for i in *.JPG;
do mv $i ${i%%.JPG}.jpg;
done

work? At least something similar works in a Linux environment. I'm not sure if the bash used by Darwin is the same.

verbatim210 said:

You can code a bash script to cook your dinner if you wanted to...

In this case it would be a bit more complex though, since you're dealing with unknown variables (the original file names).
Even so, I think it would actually take you longer to code the script rather than to manually renaming the files.

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CArmstrong said:

Wouldn't

for i in *.JPG;
do mv $i ${i%%.JPG}.jpg;
done

work? At least something similar works in a Linux environment. I'm not sure if the bash used by Darwin is the same.

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Probably. Then again, the OP would have to be familiar enough with it or with Automater to make it work. Sometimes it's easier to find a simple 3rd party app that does what you want. Not everyone speaks code.

Right, I understand.

I was just thinking out loud. I'm a recent convert myself and am still just trying to find the best way to do things.

baggss said:

Probably. Then again, the OP would have to be familiar enough with it or with Automater to make it work. Sometimes it's easier to find a simple 3rd party app that does what you want. Not everyone speaks code.

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I've only done basic scripting, but what does the %% mean in that code?

That's pretty good, just need to remember to execute that code in the correct folder or else you'll end up renaming the wrong files.

Another thing, what is Darwin?