Bug 64479 – renameutils-0.5.0.ebuild (new package)

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description James Rowe 2004-09-18 00:00:48 UTC]

renameutils is one of those little packages you will wonder how you ever did without.

  It is basically just a bunch of tools for renaming files easily, including a nice readline based interactive editor.  It also includes a tool deurlname which removes all the nasty character escapes in files your Windows using friends sends you ;)

[Comment 1 James Rowe 2004-09-18 00:02:56 UTC]

Created attachment 39816 [details]
renameutils-0.5.0.ebuild

[Comment 2 James Rowe 2004-09-18 00:51:26 UTC]

  Grr, only moments after I hit the submit button a new version was released.  Find the attached updated ebuild for version 0.5.1.

  0.5.1 also fixes the NLS build issues, and consequently the ebuild checks the nls use flag now.

[Comment 3 James Rowe 2004-09-18 00:52:05 UTC]

Created attachment 39818 [details]
renameutils-0.5.1.ebuild

[Comment 4 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) 2004-09-18 12:29:25 UTC]

how is it different from sys-apps/rename?

[Comment 5 Joseph Booker 2004-09-18 14:45:50 UTC]

The HOMEPAGE is also a broken link

[Comment 6 James Rowe 2004-09-18 19:28:59 UTC]

Seemant,

  Firstly, the imv command delivers a prompt that accepts all the standard(and any user defined) readline commands.  For example, imv my_file.txt will pop up a interactive prompt where you can use C-w to scrub words or C-<left|right> to move about within the filename to change it.  Personally I find this way of editing filenames really useful.

 qmv allows you to edit a bunch of filenames from the comfort of your editor, with all the s&r power it provides you.

 As far as I can see sys-apps/rename doesn't provide either of these methods, and for my own purposes lacks the useful of renameutils.  I guess that isn't a great reason for inclusion though ;)

  I would have to say that IMHO sys-apps/rename shares almost nothing in common with renameutils.

Jay

[Comment 7 James Rowe 2004-09-18 19:33:56 UTC]

Joseph,

  I just retried the homepage link, and it works fine here

Jay

[Comment 8 James Rowe 2005-04-01 20:09:02 UTC]

In a last ditch pimping attempt, I would like to add that renameutils also 
provides deurlname which is the perfect way to deal with all those ugly named 
files your Windows-using friends send you or for pages saved from your browser.

No more URL encoded filenames!

[Comment 9 Chris Gentle 2005-07-26 08:19:46 UTC]

Created attachment 64355 [details]
renameutils-0.6.0.ebuild

Submitting an ebuild for renameutils-0.6.0.  Would love to see this very useful
package added to portage.

[Comment 10 Michael Lee Yohe 2005-07-26 09:23:07 UTC]

Would really love this to get into portage...

[Comment 11 Michael Lee Yohe 2005-07-26 09:24:59 UTC]

OP - change bug name to:

[RFE] Add renameutils to Portage (ebuild attached)

Maybe that will get some more attention from the maintainers.

[Comment 12 Oskar Liljeblad 2005-07-26 14:06:51 UTC]

The new web site URL is http://www.nongnu.org/renameutils/

[Comment 13 SpanKY 2005-07-29 23:38:26 UTC]

cleaned up ebuild and added to portage