An extension for Visual Studio Code to quickly bulk-rename files and folders.
Usage Example
Installation
Open Visual Studio Code
Press Ctrl+Shift+X (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+X (macOS) to open the Extensions view
Search for Xyz Bulk Rename
Click Install
Disclaimer
Bulk-renaming files can break your project if you're not careful. Be sure to try this extension with a dummy project before you use it with an important project. Always save your project before bulk-renaming files or folders in case you break something or the extension behaves in an unexpected way.
A file named ".BULK_RENAME.txt" will be created in the root of the workspace
Open ".BULK_RENAME.txt", and rename the files or folders as needed (Tip: Press Ctrl+F (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+F (macOS) to search for the files or folders if there are too many)
Save the file (Tip: Enable auto-save in Visual Studio Code)
The files and folders will be renamed accordingly and ".BULK_RENAME.txt" will update
Files or folders staring with a dot "." will be ignored
Known Issues
Currently no folders or files are ignored, except files of folders starting with a dot ".". So if you have a "node_modules" folder for example, all those files and folders will appear in "BULK_RENAME.txt". For now, press Ctrl+F (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+F (macOS) to search for the files or folders if there are too many.
There is currently no way to stop the process once started, unless you close and reopen Visual Studio Code. Luckily it's not really disruptive.
