edir is a command line utility to rename, remove, and copy filenames and directories using your text editor. Run it in the current directory and edir will open your editor on a list of files and directories in that directory.
Each item in the directory will appear on its own numbered line. These numbers are how edir keeps track of what items are changed. Delete lines to remove files/directories, edit lines to rename files/directories, or duplicate line numbers to copy files/directories.
You can also switch pairs of numbers to swap files or directories. If run from within a Git repository, edir will use Git to rename or delete tracked files/directories.
edir unashamedly mimics the functionality of the vidir utility from moreutils but seeks to improve it by automatically using git mv instead of mv and git rm instead of rm for tracked files when invoked within a Git repository. edir adds a trailing slash to visually distinguish between files and directories whereas vidir shows them in the same way.
Website: github.com/bulletmark/edir
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Developer: Mark Blakeney
License: Open Source
edir is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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