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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 <joey@kitenet.net>

       Licensed under the GNU GPL.