Total Commander

I would like to have a new option to merge folders when i do in place rename or move.

I have folders named a-001 a-002,.... a-994 if an do in place rename to a-target if a-target exist already TC ask to move but never to merge i.e move content instead of just renaming.


Currently i have to use external tool to do it which is less convenient than having it directly in TC.

Workaround: Branch view move to a new folder? You probably know this.

Branch-view is not really a solution as i do not want to select file but enclosing folders.

2nsp
Select a-001, a-002… --> Shift+F6 --> c:\Test\a-target.* --> Ok.
Is that not what it takes?

Select a-001, a-002… --> Shift+F6 --> c:\Test\a-target.* --> Ok.
Is that not what it takes?

I should think so too - but I am not sure how nsp distinguish between move and merge

petermad wrote: 2023-07-03, 22:32 UTC

Select a-001, a-002… --> Shift+F6 --> c:\Test\a-target.* --> Ok.
Is that not what it takes?

I should think so too - but I am not sure how nsp distinguish between move and merge

When you move ( Shift+F6) you keep source folder name into target name.
When you merge, the content of the source folder is moved inside the target and source folder is deleted.

I have a-001 i want to rename to a-target all is ok.

I select a-002 i want to merge with a-target, if i rename, TC only warn that a-target exist and propose to move a-002 inside a-target.
What i want is to merge a-002 with a-target so all files of a-002 will be moved into a-target and a-002 deleted. I do not want to keep a-002 name.
I receive new a-xxx folder from time to time and cannot do all at once but like an iterative process.

nsp wrote:I select a-002 i want to merge with a-target

Select a-002 and .., then Shift+F6, etc.

To be clear:
I have
\\updates\A_1\1.txt
\\updates\A_1\1.log
\\updates\A_1\src_1.tar.bz2

\\updates\A_2\2.spec.docx

\\updates\A_3\3.release.7z

I want to merge folder A_1 A_2 A_3 into A_target in one operation.
I select A_1, A_2, A_3 and want to have at the end A_target containing all files but not A_1 A_2 A_3.

Using Shift+F6 currently i have A_Target\A_1, A_2 A_3

If i want to do it one by one, the first rename A_1 to A_Target is OK. The next one renaming A_2 to A_target Warn about existing folder and propose to move... And the result is to get A_Target\A_2 folder.

What i need is to have A_target containing 1.txt 1.log src_1.tar.bz2 2.spec.docx 3.release.7z and not A_2\2.spec.docx A_3\3.release.7z

nsp wrote:The next one renaming A_2 to A_target Warn about existing folder

It was proposed to rename (Shift + F6) the A_2 (along with ..) to A_target.*.

sa16 wrote: 2023-07-04, 07:39 UTC It was proposed to rename (Shift + F6) the A_2 (along with ..) to A_target.*.

I've never used this syntax target.*. and yes this solve my issue !
many thx @sa16

2nsp
The proposed method is suitable only for a specific case when there are no points (extensions) in folder names!

You can also use the command in the TC11.00b9.

Add_1

nsp wrote:[Solved using extra .*. after target folder name]

Only .*, not .*., as at you.

Add_2
In your case, you can use the following method: It will work even if there are points in the folder names, the main thing is that the first character of the folders is "a".