copyleftdev · May 25, 2026 20:44
diff --git a/linux-vidir.sh b/linux-vidir.sh
 # vidir — edit a directory listing in $EDITOR (from moreutils)
 # sudo apt install moreutils

 vidir directory/           # open all files in editor
 ls *.sh | vidir -          # open a specific subset

 # In your editor:
 # - Edit a path  → renames the file
 # - Delete a line → deletes the file
 # - Change directory prefix → moves the file
 # - :%s/old-/new-/g → bulk rename all matching files

 # Replaces:
 #   rename 's/pattern/replacement/' *    (requires remembering Perl regex)
 #   for f in *; do mv "$f" "new-$f"; done  (requires careful quoting)
 # With: open editor, edit text, save.
	# vidir — edit a directory listing in $EDITOR (from moreutils)
	# sudo apt install moreutils

	vidir directory/ # open all files in editor
	ls *.sh \| vidir - # open a specific subset

	# In your editor:
	# - Edit a path → renames the file
	# - Delete a line → deletes the file
	# - Change directory prefix → moves the file
	# - :%s/old-/new-/g → bulk rename all matching files

	# Replaces:
	# rename 's/pattern/replacement/' * (requires remembering Perl regex)
	# for f in *; do mv "$f" "new-$f"; done (requires careful quoting)
	# With: open editor, edit text, save.
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