How to batch rename files (images) based on CSV file
This should work for you:
sed 's/"//g' files.csv | while IFS=, read orig new; do mv "$orig" "$new"; done
Explanation:
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sed 's/"//g' files.csv: remove the quotes -
IFS=,: split the input on, -
while read orig new; do ... done: This will read each input line, split it on the value of$IFS(here a comma) and save the 1st field as$origand the rest as$new. -
mv "$orig" "$new": this will rename the files as requested.
If your file only contains file names (like orig.jpg) and no paths (not /home/take2/orig.jpg or similar), the command above will only affect files in your current directory. So, you need to open a terminal, cd to the target directory and run it there.
Test first:
To test this, you can do a dry run first by printing the commands that will be run without actually executing them:
sed 's/"//g' files.csv | while IFS=, read orig new; do echo mv "$orig" "$new"; done