MyRename Manual

Manual Index

1. License
2. Features
3. System Requirement
4. Menus Explanation
5. Renaming Options
6. Context Menus
7. Keyborad Shortcuts

License ->Index

This software was written by Kai-Chieh Ku. You can use it and distribute it without any restrictions except commercial usage. The author does not undertake the responsibility if this software cause any damage on your computer. If you use this software you must agree these rules first.

Features →Index

MyRename takes the features in CKRename. It is easy to use. However, it provides more powerful functions such as Regular Expressions.

• Unicode compatible.
• Smart sort (5.txt <10.txt).
• Regular Expressions.
• It can rename all of the files and folders in your disks. (Even the files is hidden.)
• Multilingual user interface.
• It can restore the last 10 times of renaming operations.

System Requirement →Index

Menus Explanation ->Index

Settings

Filter

Specify the items type which you would like to see in the files lists.

Confirm

For safety reason, you may like to let the application display a confirmation dialog before performs renaming operations.

Auto Delete Thumbs.db

Delete the "Thumbs.db" file when it is found, this file is used by Windows to store thumbnails.

Use Smart Sort

When this option is checked, the appliaction would detect the numbers in the file names. (i.e. 5.txt < 20.txt < 100.txt.)

Register Shortcuts

Register the shell context menu shortcut, thus you can open MyRename in Windows Explorer. See the screenshot.

Language

Specify the language which you familiar with.

Edit

Undo

Restore the renaming operations before.

Help

About MyRename...

Show the infomations about the version and the author.

Renaming Options ->Index

Regular Expression

MyRename use PCRE to execute the regular expressions, see the following links to get more information.

Perl regular expressions (CPAN)

Correct big5-extension characters

This option will map several Chinese (Traditional) characters to the correct codes.

Context Menus ->Index

The Tree View

Open in Explorer

Open the folder in Windows Explorer.

Copy

Copy the NAME of the folder. Note it does not copy the folder.

Rename

Manual rename a folder.

The List View

Folders, Hidden Files, System Files, and Readonly Files.

See the explanation of the filters.

Copy

Copy the the filenames of the selected items (only line per item). Note it does not copy the files.

Delete

Delete the files from the disks.

Rename

Manual rename the item.

Select All

Self explained. :)

Auto Scroll

If this option is checked, the scrollbars of current filenames window and preview filenames window would be synchronized.

Keyborad Shortcuts ->Index

Ctrl + C

Copy

Ctrl + A

Select All

Ctrl + Z

Undo

Delete

Delete

F2

Manual Rename

Enter

Perfom Mass Renameing