imv - Rename a file by editing the destination name using GNU readline

imv [OPTION] FILE...

This manual page document describes the imv command.

imv is a program to interactively rename a single file. It does this by allowing the file name to be edited inline with GNU readline. This is very similar to using mv(1) and editing the filename on the shell command-line, with one exception - the filename does not have to be typed twice.

The imv program normally executes mv(1) to do the actual renaming. This can however be changed with the --command option.

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-').

All options except those listed below are passed to mv.

--command=FILE

Specify command to run instead of the default `mv'. You do not need to specify the directory name of FILE if FILE is found in the current path (as set by the $PATH environment variable).

It is assumed that the command specified accepts the same set of long and short options that require an argument as mv. If not, you should specify those options with --arg-options (see below). --arg-options is not needed as long as you specify option and option value in a single word, like `--suffix=bak' instead of `--suffix bak' when passing extra options to mv via imv.

--arg-options=OPTION[,OPTION...]

Specify what options for mv (or the command specified with --command) require an argument. Options may be short (e.g. -S) as well as long (e.g. --suffix). The default list is `S,V,reply,target-directory,suffix,version-control' (correct for mv of GNU Coreutils 5.2.1).

This list is necessary because imv needs to know what arguments specified on the command line are files to move, or option values (following an option).

--help

Show summary of options.

--version

Output version information and exit.

Using imv as a Bash alias for mv:

alias mv=imv

Report bugs to <oskar@osk.mine.nu>.

mv(1)

The author of renameutils and this manual page is Oskar Liljeblad <oskar@osk.mine.nu>.

Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 Oskar Liljeblad

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