edmv 1.0.1

Bulk rename files using your favorite editor
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## edmv 📦

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**edmv** is a tool that lets you bulk rename files fast using your preferred
text editor.

## Demo

Below is a short demo showcasing the main functionality of the program:

[![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/33OVZX9m1PZcyqYvdqmtvBRRv.svg)](https://asciinema.org/a/33OVZX9m1PZcyqYvdqmtvBRRv)

## Installation

`edmv` should run on any system, including Linux, MacOS, and the BSDs.

The easiest way to install it is by using
[cargo](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/index.html), the Rust package manager:

```bash
cargo install edmv
```

Otherwise, see below for the complete package list:

#### Cross-platform

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Package Manager</th>
      <th>Package</th>
      <th>Command</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td><a href=https://www.rust-lang.org>Cargo</a></td>
      <td><a href=https://crates.io/crates/edmv>edmv</a></td>
      <td><code>cargo install edmv</code></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><a href=https://brew.sh>Homebrew</a></td>
      <td><a href=https://github.com/terror/homebrew-tap>terror/tap/edmv</a></td>
      <td><code>brew install terror/tap/edmv</code></td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

### Pre-built binaries

Pre-built binaries for Linux, MacOS, and Windows can be found on
[the releases page](https://github.com/terror/edmv/releases).

## Usage

Below is the output of `edmv --help`:

```
Bulk rename files using your favorite editor

Usage: edmv [OPTIONS] [sources]...

Arguments:
  [sources]...  Paths to edit

Options:
      --editor <EDITOR>  Editor command to use
      --force            Overwrite existing files
      --resolve          Resolve conflicting renames
      --dry-run          Run without making any changes
  -h, --help             Print help
  -V, --version          Print version
```

An option of note is the `--resolve` option, this applies to sources an
intermediate rename to either a temporary directory or file - automatically
handling conflicts such as overlapping or circular renames.

## Prior Art

**edmv** is a tested and extended re-implementation of the version
[Casey](https://github.com/casey) wrote in
[Python](https://github.com/casey/edmv), do check it out!