How to use File-Rename aka Perl's rename in Windows?

Question

There's tons of rename examples out there, but most of the time, these are for Unix/Linux users. What about if I want to use it using windows?

Answer 1

First, go to https://strawberryperl.com/, then install the appropriate build (64 or 32 bits).

Now you have Perl and some utilities, but not the rename command.

To install it, open a cmd.exe terminal, then

cpan File::Rename

Now, the command is accessible.

file-rename
Usage:
    rename [ -h|-m|-V ] [ -v ] [ -0 ] [ -n ] [ -f ] [ -d ] [ -u [enc]]
    [ -e|-E perlexpr]*|perlexpr [ files ]

A guide with some examples of using this utility: Perl's rename

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To use the quoting style of 'Linux' instead of "DOS", better use powershell to use the rename command line with 'single quotes'.