Op zondag 25 augustus 2019 15:57:14 CEST schreef Carlos E. R.:
On 25/08/2019 15.46, zb4ng wrote:
Am 25.08.19 um 15:38 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
On 25/08/2019 15.19, Ralph wrote:
On Sun, 25 Aug 2019 14:37:52 +0200 (CEST)
"Carlos E. R." <> wrote:
I need to copy some files to an USB stick (FAT). The problem is, the files have a ":" on their names, and Thunar (XFCE) says the name is invalid, but does not offer as an option to change the name.
So the question is: do you know a file browser that does offer to change the name, or even better, changes the name automatically?
Thunar certainly has 'rename'. Select multiple files in Thunar with mouse or keyboard, right click, and choose rename. Choose 'search and replace' from the drop down box if it's showing something else when it opens, and I think you can figure it out from there.
Of course I can rename the source files, but I absolutely refuse!
I want the files to be renamed on the destination only, meaning as part of the copy operation. One of the tools does an automatic rename (Files), and another allows the single destination file to be renamed before starting the copy (gnome-commander).
with "krename" you can select a different destination
Not what I want. I want a file browser, not a hack.
The file browser has to know in advance that the destination is FAT and that some letters in the file names are invalid and must be changed before writing. This is a feature. The filebrowser "Files" does it, but incorrectly.
Do you know another filebrowser that does it correctly? Why keep looking for something, when a solution is provided. See this:
KRename is a batch file renamer which can rename a list of files based on a set of expressions. Options: -r <folder> add folder recursively --template set a template --extension set a template for the file extension --use-plugin enable a plugin for use --copy <path or url> copy files to folder or url --move <path or url> move files to folder or url --link <path or url> link files to folder or url --start start renaming immediately --test start KRename's selftest (developers only) -h, --help Displays this help. -v, --version Displays version information. --author Show author information. --license Show license information. --desktopfile <file name> The base file name of the desktop entry for this application. Arguments: files Files to be added to the list to be renamed I've used this is the past dozens of times to exactly do what you want now. My choice in the end has been not to use FAT anymore, since renaming on some occasions was not an option. -- Gertjan Lettink a.k.a. Knurpht openSUSE Board Member openSUSE Forums Team -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org