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File Operations at Scale: file-batch-toolkit

When "Just Drag It" Doesn't Scale

You download a folder of 200 files named "IMG_20260401_001.jpg" through "IMG_20260401_200.jpg". You need them renamed to "product-001.jpg" through "product-200.jpg".

Do you do it manually? Write a script?

One command:

npx file-batch-toolkit rename ./photos/ --pattern "product-{n}" --start 1
npx file-batch-toolkit organize ./downloads/ --by date
npx file-batch-toolkit deduplicate ./backups/ --hash sha256
npx file-batch-toolkit stats ./projects/ --size --count
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Why You Need This

Task Manual file-batch-toolkit
Rename 500 files 30 min (F2 spam) 2 seconds
Deduplicate backup folder "I'll do it later" 3 seconds
Organize by type 20 min 1 second
File statistics 10 min manually Instant

npm install -g file-batch-toolkit
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