rename.pl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "rename.pl" 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.pl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rename.pl on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "rename.pl" 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.pl's git locally


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


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

ID: 850361
Name: rename.pl
PackageBaseID: 162278
PackageBase: rename.pl
Version: 2.0.0-2
Description: Rename files using perl expressions
URL: https://github.com/kugland/rename.pl
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kugland
Submitter: kugland
FirstSubmitted: 1611086869
LastModified: 1611127821
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rename.pl.tar.gz