github.com/ayoisaiah/f2

Changed

• Improved performance in dry-run mode (table rendering).

Fixed

• Files could be overwritten when --fix-conflicts is used.

• Improve performance in dry-run mode (due to table rendering).

• Fix issue where files could be overwritten when --fix-conflicts is used.

• Improve performance in dry-run mode (due to table rendering).
• Fix issue where files could be overwritten when --fix-conflicts is used.

Added

• Capture variables with indexing.
• JSON support.
• Ability to extract date from arbitrary strings.

Changed

• Simple mode now prompts before executing.
• Syntax for string transformation improved and simplified.
• Variables syntax simplified.
• Improved support for case-insensitive filesystems.
• Indexing fixes and syntax updates.

• Simple mode now prompts before executing.

• You can now use capture variables with indexing.

• Syntax for string transformation has been improved and simplified.

• JSON support has been added.

• Simplify variables syntax.

• Add ability to extract date from arbitrary strings.

• Improve support for case insensitive filesystems.

• Indexing fixes and syntax updates.

Added

• "Simple mode" for quick renaming operations in the current directory.
• Default options can be changed via F2_DEFAULT_OPTS.

Changed

• Ignore extension flag no longer affects directory names.
• Fixed duplicate paths when traversing directories to prevent unnecessary errors.
• Output is now sorted in dry-run mode.
• Update notification is now opt-in via F2_UPDATE_NOTIFIER.
• Version information streamlined.
• Dry-run table output improved and made more compact.

• Add a "simple mode" for quick renaming operations in the current directory.

• Ignore extension flag no longer affects directory names.

• Default options can be changed via F2_DEFAULT_OPTS .

• Fix duplicate paths when traversing directories to prevent unnecessary errors.

• Output is now sorted in dry-run mode.

• Update notification is now opt-in via F2_UPDATE_NOTIFIER .

• Version information is now more streamlined.

• Dry run table output has been improved and made more compact.

• Add a "simple mode" for quick renaming operations in the current directory.
• Ignore extension flag no longer affects directory names.
• Default options can be changed via F2_DEFAULT_OPTS.
• Fix duplicate paths when traversing directories to prevent unnecessary errors.
• Output is now sorted in dry-run mode.
• Update notification is now opt-in via F2_UPDATE_NOTIFIER.
• Version information is now more streamlined.
• Dry run table output has been improved and made more compact.

Fixed

• "Path not specified" error in Windows when running on a long path.

Fixes:

• Path not specified error in Windows when running on a long path has been fixed.

Changed

• Quiet mode (--quiet) no longer suppresses errors.
• Help output improved and made more succinct.
• Running F2 without arguments now shows a short help message.

The following enhancements were made:

• Quiet mode ( --quiet ) no longer suppresses errors.

• Help output has been improved and made more succinct.

• Running F2 without arguments now shows a short help message.

The following enhancements were made:

• Quiet mode (--quiet) no longer suppresses errors.
• Help output has been improved and made more succinct.
• Running F2 without arguments now shows a short help message.

Added

• CSV support (see renaming from a CSV file).
• --verbose option for outputting each renaming operation in --exec mode.

Changed

• Improved no-color options: set F2_NO_COLOR or use --no-color.
• Validation error messages are now clearer (no longer mixing emoji and text).
• Console output improved via pterm. Colors slightly adjusted.
• You can now specify a set of files or directories as arguments to F2.
• Backup directory changed to:
  • Linux: ~/.local/share/f2/backups
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/f2/backups
  • Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\f2\backups
    Previous backup directory (~/.f2/backups) is still supported for reads.

This release brings the following improvements:

• CSV support (See renaming from a CSV file ).

• Improved no color options. You can now set the F2_NO_COLOR environmental variable or use the brand new --no-color flag to disable coloured output.

• Validation error messages are now much clearer (no longer mixing emoji and text).

• Console output has been improved by using pterm . The green, red, and yellow colours are slightly different now due to this change.

• You can now specify a set of files or directory as argument to F2 (thanks to nightson for suggesting this enhancement).

• The backup directory has changed to ~/.local/share/f2/backups on Linux, ~/Library/Application Support/f2/backups on macOS, and %LOCALAPPDATA%\f2\backups on Windows. The previous backup directory ( ~/.f2/backups ) is still supported (in case you have existing backups there), but new backup files will not be created there anymore. This change was made to conform to the XDG specification and conventions for storing application files on each operating system, and to avoid cluttering up the home directory.

• A --verbose option was added for outputting each renaming operation in --exec mode.

This release brings the following improvements:

• CSV support (See renaming from a CSV file).
• Improved no color options. You can now set the F2_NO_COLOR environmental variable or use the brand new --no-color flag to disable coloured output.
• Validation error messages are now much clearer (no longer mixing emoji and text).
• Console output has been improved by using pterm. The green, red, and yellow colours are slightly different now due to this change.
• You can now specify a set of files or directory as argument to F2 (thanks to nightson for suggesting this enhancement).
• The backup directory has changed to ~/.local/share/f2/backups on Linux, ~/Library/Application Support/f2/backups on macOS, and %LOCALAPPDATA%\f2\backups on Windows. The previous backup directory (~/.f2/backups) is still supported (in case you have existing backups there), but new backup files will not be created there anymore. This change was made to conform to the XDG specification and conventions for storing application files on each operating system, and to avoid cluttering up the home directory.
• A --verbose option was added for outputting each renaming operation in --exec mode.

Added

• String literal mode now supports operation chaining.

Features:

• String literal mode now supports operation chaining

Fixed

• Rare bug where --fix-conflicts could cause an existing file to be overwritten.

Feature enhancements:

• Fix rare bug where using --fix-conflicts could cause an existing file to be overwritten.

Feature enhancements:

• Fix rare bug where using --fix-conflicts could cause an existing file to be overwritten.

Added

• --allow-overwrites to force overwriting files.

Feature enhancements:

• Add the ability to force overwriting files through the --allow-overwrites option.

Feature enhancements:

• Add the ability to force overwriting files through the --allow-overwrites option.

Added

• Chain several renaming operations by specifying --find and --replace multiple times.

Feature enhancements:

• You can now chain several renaming operations by specifying the --find and --replace flags multiple times.

Feature enhancements:

• You can now chain several renaming operations by specifying the --find and --replace flags multiple times.

Changed

• String transformation variables updated to match all other built-in variables.

Feature enhancements:

• String transformation variables have been changed to match all other built-in variables.

Changed

• Auto-fixing conflicts is more reliable, especially when overwriting newly renamed paths.

Fixed

• Trailing periods in a file or subdirectory name detected as a conflict (Windows only).

Feature enhancements:

• Auto fixing conflicts is now more reliable especially when overwriting newly renamed paths.

• Trailing periods in a file or sub directory name is now detected as a conflict (Windows only).

Changed

• Improved --help output.
• Improved error message when reverting an operation.
• Replace slashes in exiftool output to prevent inadvertent directory creation.

Fixed

• Bug fixes for EXIF variables (prevent potential panic).

Feature enhancements:

• Bug fixes for exif variables (prevent potential panic).

• Improve --help output.

• Improve error message when reverting an operation.

• Replace slashes in exiftool output to prevent inadvertent directory creation.

Feature enhancements:

• Bug fixes for exif variables (prevent potential panic).
• Improve --help output.
• Improve error message when reverting an operation.
• Replace slashes in exiftool output to prevent inadvertent directory creation.

Added

• exiftool support.
• Improved built-in EXIF variables.

Feature enhancements:

• Add exiftool support

• Improve built-in exif variables

Feature enhancements:

• Add exiftool support
• Improve built-in exif variables

Fixed

• Bug fixes for EXIF variables.

Fixes:

• Bug fixes for Exif variables

Added

• Option to remove diacritics in file names (e.g., žůžo → zuzo).

Fixed

• Minor bugs with undo mode.

Feature enhancements:

• Add option to remove diacritics in file names so that žůžo becomes zuzo .

• Fix some minor bugs with undo mode.

Feature enhancements:

• Add option to remove diacritics in file names so that žůžo becomes zuzo.
• Fix some minor bugs with undo mode.

Changed

• Respect the NO_COLOR environment variable.
• Handle case-insensitive filesystems correctly (e.g., abc.txt → ABC.txt without conflicts).

Feature enhancements:

• Respect the NO_COLOR environmental variable.

• Handle case insensitive filesystems correctly so that changes such as abc.txt -> ABC.txt do not produce conflicts.

Feature enhancements:

• Respect the NO_COLOR environmental variable.
• Handle case insensitive filesystems correctly so that changes such as abc.txt -> ABC.txt do not produce conflicts.

Added

• Negative values for --replace-limit to start replacements from the end (e.g., -2 replaces the last two matches).

Feature enhancements:

• Replacements can now start from the end of the file name by passing a negative number to --replace-limit . For example, -2 will replace the last 2 matches in the file name.

Feature enhancements:

• Replacements can now start from the end of the file name by passing a negative number to --replace-limit. For example, -2 will replace the last 2 matches in the file name.

Added

• -l / --replace-limit to limit replacements.

Fixed

• String literal mode provides correct output with --ignore-case.

Feature enhancements:

• Add the -l or --replace-limit option for limiting replacements.

• String literal mode now provides the correct output when used with --ignore-case .

Feature enhancements:

• Add the -l or --replace-limit option for limiting replacements.
• String literal mode now provides the correct output when used with --ignore-case.

Changed

• Updated syntax for string transformation.
• EXIF variables no longer output extra text (e.g., {{exif.et}} now 1_10 instead of 1_10s).

Feature enhancements:

• Updated syntax for string transformation.

• Exif variables no longer output extra text for greater control. For example: {{exif.et}} gives 1_10 instead of 1_10s .

Feature enhancements:

• Updated syntax for string transformation.
• Exif variables no longer output extra text for greater control. For example: {{exif.et}} gives 1_10 instead of 1_10s.