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    Renaming Jpg or Rom files, etc. Help. How?

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    • kiroK
      kiro @duglor
      last edited by

      @duglor not sure what you mean exactly, if you need to rename from within the retropie command line, in Linux you do as if you where moving the file:

      mv oldname.txt newname.txt
      
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      • duglorD
        duglor @kiro
        last edited by

        @kiro and if the old name was John Smith.jpg and or the new name also has a space in it, I have to put "John Smith.jpg" -quotes around the file names?

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        • duglorD
          duglor @kiro
          last edited by

          @kiro Yes Linux or file manager. Thanks for the Linux!

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          • kiroK
            kiro @duglor
            last edited by

            @duglor yes quotes around the names

            mv 'john smith.ext' 'john ex-smith.ext'
            
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            • duglorD
              duglor @kiro
              last edited by

              @kiro " quotes " right? not ' these ' ? :D

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              • kiroK
                kiro @duglor
                last edited by

                @duglor both options are ok, just a matter of taste 🙂

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                • duglorD
                  duglor @kiro
                  last edited by duglor

                  @kiro lol. ok. thanks much. Anyone know about renaming something if I use FILE MANAGER?

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                  • AshpoolA
                    Ashpool @duglor
                    last edited by Ashpool

                    @duglor And just for completeness, if it is just one or a few spaces, you can also enter (each of) those with a leading backslash ;)

                    mv john\ smith.ext john\ ex-smith.ext
                    
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                    • kiroK
                      kiro @duglor
                      last edited by

                      @duglor what do you mean exactly by file manager? (Sorry for question)

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                      • sirhenrythe5thS
                        sirhenrythe5th @kiro
                        last edited by

                        @kiro i guess he is talking about the "midnight commander", which is included in the retropie-image.

                        You can rename files there by marking a file and hitting "F6" for "move file / rename file".
                        If you want to rename the file you have to enter the whole path+new filename (which doesnt speed up the renaming very well ;) )

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