SSH capable file manager with batch rename?

chayleaf, 8 months ago

Material Files on F-Droid supports SFTP

RootBeerGuy, 8 months ago

Thanks. Read my post again please.

MYWNcWR9Rgc31zkhTOsA, 8 months ago

If you’re asking for an android file manager app with a gui that will connect to sshfs, solid explorer does what you need but it isn’t foss.

https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/0af0254e-6efc-461a-ba91-b5f83e9f6f43.png

RootBeerGuy, 8 months ago

Yeah my hope was some FOSS software does it but seems like no luck. I found several others that do this but not FOSS as you said. Thanks though.

Eikichi, 8 months ago

• install termux
• once installed do in,

termux-setup-storage && apt update && apt upgrade --yes && apt install openssh

• enjoy 😀

WhoRoger, 8 months ago

Ghost Commander does have batch rename. You need to select multiple files and tap F2 Rename. Dunno how to use it, but it’s there.

RootBeerGuy, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago)

Thats what I thought, but I tried before posting. It seems to only offer renaming the one you select.

WhoRoger, 8 months ago

Select multiple files first. If you have one selected, there’s a rename dialog, with multiple there’s a regex multi rename dialog.

RootBeerGuy, 8 months ago

Huh, I tested a few things and you are right. However, it only works with files on my local phone storage. If you connect via ssh to another machine remotely, you cannot batch rename files. It just shows the normal rename. Weird.

WhoRoger, 8 months ago

Right, I guess that tends to be the case with file managers if you try to use these features on something else than regular local files.

boo, 8 months ago

I dont think so (would like to know ad well if there is something).

But I have used termux to login and batch rename stuff from command line.