Command line

This text is intended to experienced users.

Siren is not a console application. Just some tasks have been automated.

Command line parameters allow the initialisation of some user interface elements and the execution of tasks like starting a renaming, a copy or quitting the program.

Each of them comes in short and long forms. Here is the list :



ShortLongDescription
-v --version print version information
-h --help show this help message
-d --dir the next parameter is the directory to load
-f --filter the next parameter is the loading filter
-s --select the next parameter is the selection filter
-x --listhidden list hidden directories and files
-t --subdir force the loading of sub directories
-e --expression the next parameter is the renaming expression
-F --favname the next parameter is the name of a favourite expression
-r --rename execute a rename operation
-c --copy execute a copy operation
-q --quit quit after rename/copy execution
-l --language the next parameter is the language (en, en_US, fr_FR ...)
-p --paramfile the next parameter is name of the configuration file
-P --nosaveparam don't save configuration parameters (directories, expressions, preferences ...)

All the others are considered as full file names to select.

A few reminders :

For example, the expression : %b("_"," ").%e
becomes for a "direct usage" : "%b(\"_\",\" \").%e"
and in a Windows batch program : "%%b(\"_\",\" \").%%e"

Run :

Some advice :