App::perlmv::scriptlet::add_prefix_datestamp - Add datestamp prefix (YYYYMMDD-) to filenames, using files' modification time as date
This document describes version 0.003 of App::perlmv::scriptlet::add_prefix_datestamp (from Perl distribution App-perlmv-scriptlet-add_prefix_datestamp), released on 2023-08-25.
With filenames:
foo.txt new-bar.txt
This command:
% perlmv add-prefix -a prefix=new- *
will rename the files as follow:
foo.txt -> new-foo.txt new-bar.txt -> new-new-bar.txt
% perlmv add-prefix -a prefix=new- -a avoid_duplicate_prefix=1 *
foo.txt -> new-foo.txt
Adding a datestamp prefix on filenames is one of the ways I often use to organize documents. There is file modification time supplied by the filesystem, but this information does not survive through git repository or sharing across the web/mobile application. Hence putting the information in the filename.
Arguments can be passed using the -a (--arg) perlmv option, e.g. -a name=val.
-a
--arg
-a name=val
Avoid adding prefix when filename already has prefix that looks like datestamp (1xxxxxxx- to 2xxxxxxx).
Use this date instead of file's modification time.
Specify datestamp format, in the form of strftime() template.
The default format is "%Y%m%d-" or "%Y%m%dT%H%M%S-" if you enable the with_time option. But you can customize it here.
"%Y%m%d-"
"%Y%m%dT%H%M%S-"
with_time
Specify how existing datestamp prefix should be recognized.
This regex is used to check for the existence of datestamp (if you use the avoid_duplicate_prefix option. The default is qr/^\d{8}(?:T\d{6})?-/ but if your existing datestamps are in different syntax you can accommodate them here.
avoid_duplicate_prefix
qr/^\d{8}(?:T\d{6})?-/
Whether to add time (YYYYMMDD"T"hhmmss instead of just date (YYYYMMDD).
Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/App-perlmv-scriptlet-add_prefix_datestamp.
Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-perlmv-scriptlet-add_prefix_datestamp.
App::perlmv::scriptlet::add_suffix
The remove-common-prefix scriptlet
remove-common-prefix
perlmv (from App::perlmv)
perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>
To contribute, you can send patches by email/via RT, or send pull requests on GitHub.
Most of the time, you don't need to build the distribution yourself. You can simply modify the code, then test via:
% prove -l
If you want to build the distribution (e.g. to try to install it locally on your system), you can install Dist::Zilla, Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, Pod::Weaver::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, and sometimes one or two other Dist::Zilla- and/or Pod::Weaver plugins. Any additional steps required beyond that are considered a bug and can be reported to me.
This software is copyright (c) 2023 by perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-perlmv-scriptlet-add_prefix_datestamp
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
To install App::perlmv::scriptlet::add_prefix_datestamp, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm App::perlmv::scriptlet::add_prefix_datestamp
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install App::perlmv::scriptlet::add_prefix_datestamp
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.