NAME

perlmv-u - Rename files using Perl code, with undo/redo

VERSION

This document describes version 0.007 of perlmv-u (from Perl distribution App-perlmv-u), released on 2023-11-20.

SYNOPSIS

# rename some files, but in simulation mode, not really rename the files
% perlmv-u --dry-run -e '/(\d+)/; sprintf "file%03d.txt", $1' file*txt
% perlmv-u -n        -e '/(\d+)/; sprintf "file%03d.txt", $1' file*txt

# rename some files, for real
% perlmv-u           -e '/(\d+)/; sprintf "file%03d.txt", $1' file*txt

# oops, made a mistake. undo last action.
% perlmv-u --undo

# redo last action
% permv-u --redo

# show history
% perlmv-u --history

# forget history; past actions can no longer be undone/redone
% perlmv-u --clear-history

DESCRIPTION

EARLY RELEASE, EXPERIMENTAL.

This utility is a reimplementation of perlmv with undo feature. Currently unimplemented: scriptlets, mv/cp/symlink/link mode, test compile (-c), --parents, etc.

SUBCOMMANDS

clear_history

Clear undo history.

history

Show undo history.

mv

Rename files using Perl code, with undo/redo.

redo

Redo last undone action.

undo

Undo last action.

OPTIONS

* marks required options.

Common options

--clear-history

Shortcut for --cmd=clear_history.

--cmd=s

Select subcommand.

This is useful if a default subcommand exists, where that subcommand will be chosen if user does not specify another explicitly.

--config-path=s, -c

Set path to configuration file.

Can actually be specified multiple times to instruct application to read from multiple configuration files (and merge them).

--config-profile=s, -P

Set configuration profile to use.

A single configuration file can contain profiles, i.e. alternative sets of values that can be selected. For example:

[profile=dev]
username=foo
pass=beaver

[profile=production]
username=bar
pass=honey

When you specify --config-profile=dev, username will be set to foo and password to beaver. When you specify --config-profile=production, username will be set to bar and password to honey.

--debug

Shortcut for --log-level=debug.

--dry-run, -n

Run in simulation mode (also via DRY_RUN=1).

--format=s

Choose output format, e.g. json, text.

Default value:

undef

Output can be displayed in multiple formats, and a suitable default format is chosen depending on the application and/or whether output destination is interactive terminal (i.e. whether output is piped). This option specifically chooses an output format.

--help, -h, -?

Display help message and exit.

--history

Shortcut for --cmd=history.

--json

Set output format to json.

--log-level=s

Set log level.

By default, these log levels are available (in order of increasing level of importance, from least important to most): trace, debug, info, warn/warning, error, fatal. By default, the level is usually set to warn, which means that log statements with level info and less important levels will not be shown. To increase verbosity, choose info, debug, or trace.

For more details on log level and logging, as well as how new logging levels can be defined or existing ones modified, see Log::ger.

--naked-res

When outputing as JSON, strip result envelope.

Default value:

By default, when outputing as JSON, the full enveloped result is returned, e.g.:

[200,"OK",[1,2,3],{"func.extra"=>4}]

The reason is so you can get the status (1st element), status message (2nd element) as well as result metadata/extra result (4th element) instead of just the result (3rd element). However, sometimes you want just the result, e.g. when you want to pipe the result for more post-processing. In this case you can use --naked-res so you just get:

[1,2,3]

--no-config, -C

Do not use any configuration file.

If you specify --no-config, the application will not read any configuration file.

--no-env

Do not read environment for default options.

If you specify --no-env, the application wil not read any environment variable.

--page-result

Filter output through a pager.

This option will pipe the output to a specified pager program. If pager program is not specified, a suitable default e.g. less is chosen.

--quiet

Shortcut for --log-level=error.

--redo

Shortcut for --cmd=redo.

--subcommands

List available subcommands.

--trace

Shortcut for --log-level=trace.

--undo

Shortcut for --cmd=undo.

--verbose

Shortcut for --log-level=info.

--version, -v

Display program's version and exit.

--view-result

View output using a viewer.

This option will first save the output to a temporary file, then open a viewer program to view the temporary file. If a viewer program is not chosen, a suitable default, e.g. the browser, is chosen.

Options for subcommand mv

--eval=s*, -e

Perl code to rename file.

Your Perl code will receive the original filename in $_ and is expected to modify it. If it is unmodified, the last expression is used as the new filename. If it is also the same as the original filename, the file is not renamed.

--file=s@*

(No description)

Can also be specified as the 1st command-line argument and onwards.

Can be specified multiple times.

--files-json=s

See --file.

Can also be specified as the 1st command-line argument and onwards.

-d

Alias for --dry-run.

Options for subcommand undo

--ignore-errors: (No description)

COMPLETION

This script has shell tab completion capability with support for several shells.

bash

To activate bash completion for this script, put:

complete -C perlmv-u perlmv-u

in your bash startup (e.g. ~/.bashrc). Your next shell session will then recognize tab completion for the command. Or, you can also directly execute the line above in your shell to activate immediately.

It is recommended, however, that you install modules using cpanm-shcompgen which can activate shell completion for scripts immediately.

tcsh

To activate tcsh completion for this script, put:

complete perlmv-u 'p/*/`perlmv-u`/'

in your tcsh startup (e.g. ~/.tcshrc). Your next shell session will then recognize tab completion for the command. Or, you can also directly execute the line above in your shell to activate immediately.

It is also recommended to install shcompgen (see above).

other shells

For fish and zsh, install shcompgen as described above.

CONFIGURATION FILE

This script can read configuration files. Configuration files are in the format of IOD, which is basically INI with some extra features.

By default, these names are searched for configuration filenames (can be changed using --config-path): /home/u1/.config/perlmv-u.conf, /home/u1/perlmv-u.conf, or /etc/perlmv-u.conf.

All found files will be read and merged.

To disable searching for configuration files, pass --no-config.

To put configuration for a certain subcommand only, use a section name like [subcommand=NAME] or [SOMESECTION subcommand=NAME].

You can put multiple profiles in a single file by using section names like [profile=SOMENAME] or [SOMESECTION profile=SOMENAME] or [subcommand=SUBCOMMAND_NAME profile=SOMENAME] or [SOMESECTION subcommand=SUBCOMMAND_NAME profile=SOMENAME]. Those sections will only be read if you specify the matching --config-profile SOMENAME.

You can also put configuration for multiple programs inside a single file, and use filter program=NAME in section names, e.g. [program=NAME ...] or [SOMESECTION program=NAME]. The section will then only be used when the reading program matches.

You can also filter a section by environment variable using the filter env=CONDITION in section names. For example if you only want a section to be read if a certain environment variable is true: [env=SOMEVAR ...] or [SOMESECTION env=SOMEVAR ...]. If you only want a section to be read when the value of an environment variable equals some string: [env=HOSTNAME=blink ...] or [SOMESECTION env=HOSTNAME=blink ...]. If you only want a section to be read when the value of an environment variable does not equal some string: [env=HOSTNAME!=blink ...] or [SOMESECTION env=HOSTNAME!=blink ...]. If you only want a section to be read when the value of an environment variable includes some string: [env=HOSTNAME*=server ...] or [SOMESECTION env=HOSTNAME*=server ...]. If you only want a section to be read when the value of an environment variable does not include some string: [env=HOSTNAME!*=server ...] or [SOMESECTION env=HOSTNAME!*=server ...]. Note that currently due to simplistic parsing, there must not be any whitespace in the value being compared because it marks the beginning of a new section filter or section name.

To load and configure plugins, you can use either the -plugins parameter (e.g. -plugins=DumpArgs or -plugins=DumpArgs@before_validate_args), or use the [plugin=NAME ...] sections, for example:

[plugin=DumpArgs]
-event=before_validate_args
-prio=99

[plugin=Foo]
-event=after_validate_args
arg1=val1
arg2=val2

which is equivalent to setting -plugins=-DumpArgs@before_validate_args@99,-Foo@after_validate_args,arg1,val1,arg2,val2.

List of available configuration parameters:

Common for all subcommands

Configuration for subcommand clear_history

Configuration for subcommand history

Configuration for subcommand mv

d (see -d)
eval (see --eval)
files (see --file)

Configuration for subcommand redo

Configuration for subcommand undo

ignore_errors (see --ignore-errors)

ENVIRONMENT

PERLMV_U_OPT

String. Specify additional command-line options.

FILES

/home/u1/.config/perlmv-u.conf

/home/u1/perlmv-u.conf

/etc/perlmv-u.conf

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/App-perlmv-u.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-perlmv-u.

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

CONTRIBUTING

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.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-perlmv-u

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::u, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.

cpanm

cpanm App::perlmv::u

CPAN shell

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install App::perlmv::u

For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.

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