Filename Standardizer

Standardize the names of files to PascalCase, snake_case, or with-hyphens.

(1) PascalCase (ILikeCats123.txt)
(2) snake_case (i_like_cats_123.txt)
(3) hyphen-case (i-like-cats-123.txt)

• currently only works for relative paths
• handles input of a folder of files to rename and or a single file

Running the script

./rename-files.sh

-v | --verbose : verbose output, prints out names of renamed file conversions
-d | --dry-run : test run, no files actually get created, prints out names of renamed file conversions
-p | --pascal-case : use pascal case
-s | --snake-case : use snake case
-h | --hyphen-case : use hyphen case

• if the script is not invoked with a filename you will be prompted for filename or folder of files to change
• if the script is not invoked with rename type you will be prompted for rename type
• to test, pass in test/ as for the filename or folder input rename-files.sh
  • generate test/ folder using ./generate-files.sh (see Testing section)
• ./rename-files.sh : rename files, prompted for input of folder or filename to rename and rename type (as a number from 1 to 3), no verbose output
• ./rename-files.sh -d : dry run of renaming files, files don't actually get renamed, prompted for input of folder or filename to rename and rename type (as a number from 1 to 3), shows file renames before and after with verbose output
• ./rename-files.sh -v -s : rename files in snake case with verbose output, prompted for input of folder or filename to rename
• ./rename-files.sh -d -s test/ : dry run of renaming files in test/ using snake case

Testing

Generate test files: empty .txt files with weird names to test in test folder test/

./generate-test-files.sh

-v | --verbose : verbose output, prints out names of created files
-d | --dry-run : test run, no files actually get created, out prints out filenames
number : number of test files to create, default is 5, max is 100

• ./generate-test-files.sh : creates 5 test files, doesn't print out created filenames
• ./generate-test-files.sh 20 : creates 20 test files, doesn't print out created filenames
• ./generate-test-files.sh -d 20 : generates filenames for 20 testfiles, test run so files don't get created
• ./generate-test-files.sh -v 20 : creates 5 test files, prints out created filenames

TODO

• for ./generate-test-files.sh
  • flag to delete old /test flag
• for ./rename-files.sh
  • handle absolute path
  • flag to rename folders
  • take in multiple inputs (filenames)
  • camel case

Resources

• Convert underscore to PascalCase
• Get absolute path of relative directory
• Extract filename and extension
• Get File Directory from file path
• Read multiple inputs

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• Generate random alphanumeric strings
• test utilties documentation
• Parsing command line arguments and flags