Renaming From A Text File
With Bulk Rename Utility it is possible to rename files according to a text file. The text file should contain a list of "old name" and "new name" pairs, separated by a pipe symbol ( | ).
To use this facility, create a text file in for the correct format, for example:
Track001.mp3|Headlong.mp3
Track002.mp3|Rushes.mp3
TRACK003.mp3|AnywhereIs.mp3
One entry per line.
Next, click the Import Rename-Pairs on the Actions menu and load your file. If the file is valid then you will see the "new name" column reflecting the contents of the text file.
When comparing the current filename with the text file, the application ignores the case of the filename, e.g. it will match Track001.mp3 and TRACK001.mp3. This makes it easy to rename the files.
So, something like...
dir /b the* > old
copy old new
-> edit new adding the wanted texts to the new names
(linux-like) paste command...
paste old new -d"|" > rename.TXT
Then in BRU, Actions | Import Rename-Pairs --> rename.TXT
old:
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The Damned S01E01.mkv
The Damned S01E02.mkv
The Damned S01E03.mkv
new:
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The Damned S01E01 - Blood.mkv
The Damned S01E02 - Guts.mkv
The Damned S01E03 - Gore.mkv
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paste.exe old new -d"|" > rename.TXT
rename.TXT
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The Damned S01E01.mkv|The Damned S01E01 - Blood.mkv
The Damned S01E02.mkv|The Damned S01E02 - Guts.mkv
The Damned S01E03.mkv|The Damned S01E03 - Gore.mkv
paste can be found here:http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/coreutils.htm
You'll need both the "Binaries" (I simply download the .zip, then pull the paste.exe out from it) & also the "Dependencies" (two .dll files that the binary .exe rely on).