photo-namer

Rename files that have IDs as a batch.

This uses a JSON file containing records to rename in ranges.

Very useful for renaming a bunch of photos where you want the same name for multiple sequential IDs.

For example when you want a bunch of files like:

A0000101.jpg
A0000102.jpg
A0000103.jpg
A0000104.jpg

to all have the prefix Artist_Title_2017_.

You specify the first ID (start: 101), and it will rename up until the start: of the next record.

Install packages

• Run either npm i or, if preferred yarn.

Record format

See records.json.

Make a records.json inside the directory you want to run renames on.

Structure to match:

/path
  /records.json
  /subfolderA
    A0000102.jpg
  /subfolderB
    A0000102.jpg

Dry run

• node index.js "/directory/path/"

Actual run

• In index.js, change dryRun to = false

• node index.js "/directory/path/"

Generate CSV from records file

_ Note this takes the records.json path, not the folder. _

• node csv.js "/directory/path/records.json"