rename on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "rename" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install rename on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rename on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "rename" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone rename's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/rename.git 
            
                        
                ~/rename
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/rename folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/rename
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rename package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 965267
Name: rename
PackageBaseID: 21827
PackageBase: rename
Version: 1.3-8
Description: Fast file renaming utility with support for string, regex and case
URL: https://fossies.org/linux/privat/old/
NumVotes: 48
Popularity: 0.021829
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: prurigro
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1227728474
LastModified: 1632499349
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rename.tar.gz