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Renames URL-encoded filenames like %FU%CK%IN%G0 to normal text.
package main
import (
"flag"
"fmt"
"net/url"
"os"
"path/filepath"
)
func main() {
flag.Parse()
if flag.NArg() != 1 {
fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "usage: fileurldec path/to/directory")
os.Exit(1)
}
rootPath := flag.Arg(0)
paths := make([]string, 0)
err := filepath.Walk(rootPath, func (path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
paths = append(paths, path)
return nil
})
if err != nil {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s", err)
os.Exit(1)
}
for _, path := range paths {
fullPath, err := filepath.Abs(path)
if err != nil {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "* ERROR: %s", err)
continue
}
name := filepath.Base(fullPath)
decodedName, err := url.QueryUnescape(name)
if err != nil {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "* ERROR: %s", err)
continue
}
newPath := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(fullPath), decodedName)
if newPath == fullPath {
continue
}
// Rename!
if err := os.Rename(fullPath, newPath); err != nil {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s", err)
continue
}
fmt.Printf("Renamed %s\n", newPath)
}
}
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