gulp-rename/README.md

Rename files

# gulp-rename

gulp-rename is a [gulp](https://github.com/wearefractal/gulp) plugin to rename files easily.

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## Usage

gulp-rename provides simple file renaming methods.

```javascript
var rename = require("gulp-rename");

// rename to a fixed value
gulp.src("./src/main/text/hello.txt")
  .pipe(rename("main/text/ciao/goodbye.md"))
  .pipe(gulp.dest("./dist")); // ./dist/main/text/ciao/goodbye.md

// rename via mutating function
gulp.src("./src/**/hello.txt")
  .pipe(rename(function (path) {
    // Updates the object in-place
    path.dirname += "/ciao";
    path.basename += "-goodbye";
    path.extname = ".md";
  }))
  .pipe(gulp.dest("./dist")); // ./dist/main/text/ciao/hello-goodbye.md

// rename via a map function
gulp.src("./src/**/hello.txt")
  .pipe(rename(function (path) {
    // Returns a completely new object, make sure you return all keys needed!
    return {
      dirname: path.dirname + "/ciao",
      basename: path.basename + "-goodbye",
      extname: ".md"
    };
  }))
  .pipe(gulp.dest("./dist")); // ./dist/main/text/ciao/hello-goodbye.md

// rename via a fixed object
gulp.src("./src/main/text/hello.txt", { base: process.cwd() })
  .pipe(rename({
    dirname: "main/text/ciao",
    basename: "aloha",
    prefix: "bonjour-",
    suffix: "-hola",
    extname: ".md"
  }))
  .pipe(gulp.dest("./dist")); // ./dist/main/text/ciao/bonjour-aloha-hola.md
```

**See [test/rename.spec.js](test/rename.spec.js) for more examples and [test/path-parsing.spec.js](test/path-parsing.spec.js) for hairy details.**

## Notes

* `dirname` is the relative path from the base directory set by `gulp.src` to the filename.
  * `gulp.src()` uses glob-stream which sets the base to the parent of the first directory glob (`*`, `**`, [], or extglob). `dirname` is the remaining directories or `./` if none. glob-stream versions >= 3.1.0 (used by gulp >= 3.2.2) accept a `base` option, which can be used to explicitly set the base.
  * `gulp.dest()` renames the directories between `process.cwd()` and `dirname` (i.e. the base relative to CWD). Use `dirname` to rename the directories matched by the glob or descendents of the base of option.
* `basename` is the filename without the extension like `path.basename(filename, path.extname(filename))`.
* `extname` is the file extension including the `.` like `path.extname(filename)`.
* when using a function, a second `file` argument is provided with the whole context and original file value.
* when using a function, if no `Object` is returned then the passed parameter object (along with any modifications) is re-used.

## License

[MIT License](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License)