NAME

       vidir - edit directory

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

       vidir allows editing of the contents of a directory in a text editor. If no directory is specified, the
       current directory is 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.

       Note that if "-" is specified as the directory to edit, it reads a list of filenames from stdin and
       displays those for editing. Alternatively, a list of files can be specified on the command line.

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.

moreutils                                          2015-07-13                                           VIDIR(1)