Rename HERE in flatview with command

[OpelOpus]

How can I rename files in flatview with a command to their respective folders?

I need the HERE argument for rename but that doesn't work.

Rename To example.txt HERE

[Leo]

The Rename command doesn't have (or ever need) a HERE argument.

I'm not sure what you're trying to do, though. Could you describe it in more detail?

[OpelOpus]

I select multiple files in flatview. And I reneame them with this command

Rename To example.txt

It renames the first selected file and then stops and brings up the rename dialog instead of just renaming all of them.

[OpelOpus]

So I assume that the renamae dialog popping-up is not the desired behaviour. How can we prevent that?

[Leo]

It's normal behaviour.

A wildcard, or some other batch rename option, has to be used to rename multiple files, even if not strictly required.

There are a few ways to do it, depending on the old and new names. Here's one example:

File collection: Rename all selected files

Assuming you want to do this as a one-off, there is no need to go to the trouble of creating a custom button as Abr is suggesting (although you can if you want, or if it's something you'll want to do a lot). Instead, just select the files in the Fin…

[OpelOpus]

If a wildcard isn't used then only the first file gets renamed and you're then asked for the name for the next file, and so on. When a wildcard is used, it will be applied to all files (skipping any which it doesn't match).

How would you do this with standard rename as you stated a wildcard is needed. rename PATTERN . TO "example.txt" where do you add the wildcard here?

[Leo]

I'd use regular expressions mode for that, as it makes things easier.

Rename PATTERN .* TO "example.txt" regexp