install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install pipe-rename

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#pipe-rename

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pi/pipe-rename/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S pipe-rename

Arch Linux sync databases · pipe-rename · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id mtimkovich.pipe-rename -e

Windows Package Manager source index · mtimkovich.pipe-rename · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install renamer

Chocolatey community package catalog · renamer · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/renamer

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/renamer.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Rename your files using your favorite text editor

Project links

Commands and aliases

renamer

history

Project history and usage

pipe-rename is a cross-platform batch-renaming utility that opens a list of filenames in the user's editor and applies the edited names after the editor exits.

Project history

pipe-rename was created by Marcus Buffett as an editor-driven batch-renaming utility. The current implementation is a Rust project and installs an executable named `renamer`.

Adoption history

The supplied package metadata records distribution through Homebrew, Cargo-related packaging, Chocolatey, Nix, Arch, Scoop, and Winget, reflecting adoption across Unix-like and Windows package-manager ecosystems.

How it is used

Pipe filenames to `renamer` or provide them as positional arguments, edit the names in the launched editor, then close the editor to apply the changes.

Use `--editor` or the platform's editor environment variable to choose an editor; use `--rename-command "git mv"` when renames should be recorded by Git.

The official README cautions that line-oriented input from `ls`, `find`, or `xargs` can be unsafe for unusual filenames, especially names containing line breaks.

Why package nerds care

pipe-rename applies the Unix composability idea to bulk renaming: filename selection can come from shell tools while the transformation is performed interactively in a familiar text editor.

The `renamer` executable supports custom rename commands such as `git mv`, undoing the previous operation, and null-delimited `find`/`xargs` workflows, making it attractive to command-line users managing large file sets.

Timeline

Current era: Distributed as a Rust command-line tool with packages recorded for multiple Unix-like and Windows package managers.

Related projects

The README documents integration with standard shell tools including `find`, `xargs`, and `git mv`.

Sources

https://github.com/marcusbuffett/pipe-rename
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`renamer`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-09-19

manager version1.6.7

manager updated2026-09-11

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected1.6.7

https://github.com/marcusbuffett/pipe-rename

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:pipe-rename
Version	1.6.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pipe-rename
Homepage	https://github.com/marcusbuffett/pipe-rename
Repository	https://github.com/marcusbuffett/pipe-rename
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/marcusbuffett/pipe-rename/archive/refs/tags/1.6.7.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-11T12:57:58Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	pipe-rename
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

pipe-rename

nix profile install nixpkgs#pipe-rename

normalized package name match
Matched by: Pipe Rename

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/pipe-rename/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

pacman95%

pipe-rename 1.6.7-1

Rename your files using your favorite text editor

https://github.com/marcusbuffett/pipe-rename

sudo pacman -S pipe-rename

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pipe Rename

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: pipe-rename from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

winget95%

mtimkovich.pipe-rename

winget install --id mtimkovich.pipe-rename -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Pipe Rename

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: mtimkovich.pipe-rename from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

Chocolatey92%

renamer

choco install renamer

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Renamer

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: renamer from https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='6.8427997','visualstudio2019-workload-data'

Scoop92%

extras/renamer

scoop install extras/renamer

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Renamer

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/renamer.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget92%

den4b.ReNamer

winget install --id den4b.ReNamer -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Renamer

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: den4b.ReNamer from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/pipe-rename.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install pipe-rename with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, winget, chocolatey, scoop