NAME

       vidir - edit directories and filenames

SYNOPSIS

       vidir [--verbose] [directory|file|-]...

DESCRIPTION

       vidir allows editing of directories and filenames in a text editor.  If no directory is
       specified, the filenames of the current directory are edited.

       When editing a directory, each item in the directory will appear on its own numbered line.
       These numbers are how vidir keeps track of what items are changed. Delete lines to remove
       files from the directory, or edit filenames to rename files. You can also switch pairs of
       numbers to swap filenames.

       Filenames to be edited may be given any combination of directorys (which will be expanded
       to the non-recursive list of all files within directory), files, or -.  If the latter is
       specified, vidir reads a list of filenames from stdin and displays those for editing.

OPTIONS

       -v, --verbose
           Verbosely display the actions taken by the program.

EXAMPLES

       vidir
       vidir *.jpeg
           Typical uses.

       find | vidir -
           Edit subdirectory contents too. To delete subdirectories, delete all their contents
           and the subdirectory itself in the editor.

       find -type f | vidir -
           Edit all files under the current directory and subdirectories.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       EDITOR
           Editor to use.

       VISUAL
           Also supported to determine what editor to use.

AUTHOR

       Copyright 2006 by Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

       Licensed under the GNU GPL.