Rearrange rule
This rule allows you to chop up the existing file name and reuse any/all of the parts in any order to compose a new name.
- You can also add your own text, or use meta tags while composing the new name.
- You can also use the whole original name, and insert literal text (or meta tags) around it.
The parameters are as follows:
| Parameter:
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How to use:
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| Split using
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Specifies how to split the existing name into parts.
- You can use only one of the three options at a time (you cannot combine the chopping methods)
| Option:
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What it does:
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| Delimiters
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Chop the name where the delimiter occurs.
- The delimiter can be a single character or a string.
- The chopped parts do not contain the delimiters (they are omitted totally)
- Spaces, numbers and symbols are treated like normal characters.
- Several delimiters can be used at a time. Use the | character to separate them.
- The chopped parts are numbered from left, as $1, $2, $3, etc.
- The same parts can be referred from the end as $-1, $-2, $-3, etc.
- If the delimiter occurs at the very beginning of the name, the resultant $1 contains nothing (because there is nothing on the left side of the delimiter).
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| Positions
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Chop the name at the indicated position (the position count begins with 1).
- If you enter position n, ReNamer will chop the n-th character and all characters beyond that in a separate piece.
- Spaces, numbers and symbols are treated like normal characters.
- No part of the original name is omitted during chopping.
- You can enter multiple positions. Separate them with the | character.
- The chopped parts are numbered from left, as $1, $2, $3, etc.
- The same parts can be referred from the end as $-1, $-2, $-3, etc.
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| Exact pattern of delimiters
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Chop the name using the exact pattern (sequence) of the delimiters.
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| Right-to-left
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If selected, the numbering starts from right.
- The characters of the original names are counted from right (the count begins with 1)
- The chopped parts will also be numbered from right ($1, $2, etc.)
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Adds a | character between two delimiter entries, and separates them.
(You can directly type the | character instead of clicking on this button.).
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| New pattern
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How to compose the new name from the parts created from the original name (see above).
- You can add meta tags and literal text wherever you want.
- $0 refers to the whole original name. This allows you to quickly compose a new name by inserting a string at the beginning and/or end.
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Click the button to see a list of meta-tags. Select any meta tag to insert it in the new name template.
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Examples
This rule is so versatile that it can be used in a huge number of ways.
Therefore its examples have been moved to a separate article Rearrange Examples.
