
#Tv episode file renamer movie
The movie renamer works by repeatedly searching The Movie DB for the movie by using the file name and dropping off bits until it either gets a match or runs out of name. You can also call renamer config to see your saved API keys. You can set your API keys using one of the following commands: > renamer config -tmdb YourTheMovieDbApiKey For the show renamer, you need an API key for The TV DB. For the movie renamer, you need an API key for The Movie DB (v3 Auth Key).

In order to use a renamer, you need an API key for the respective service. To update it, pull the latest changes from the repo, run dotnet tool uninstall -g renamer-core to remove the old version, then use the commands above to re-install. Once installed as a global tool, you can cd to any directory and invoke it with renamer.
#Tv episode file renamer install
dist renamer-core to install the project as a global tool.

This is actually the second time I’ve written this tool. I’ve been using it for probably a year or so now and have been tweaking it non-stop. It’s nice to use, works most of the time, and has made my life a bit easier.

Renamer Core is my CLI tool for renaming movies and TV show episode files to match Plex’s naming conventions. And now I made it public, so you can try it, too. There are other tools that can help with this, but I didn’t like them so I wrote my own. Or you have a folder of TV show episodes and you need them all cleaned up. You get a movie and the name is a garbled mess. Sometimes though, renaming files for Plex is a chore. Movies and TV shows must be named according to specific rules in order to be picked up and matched correctly.
