How to remove blanks or spaces from filenames: free sfk deblank

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Remove blanks from filenames and directory names
with the free sfk deblank command line tool for linux and windows.

- download the free swiss file knife base from sourceforge.
- unpack the tool using winzip or unzip.
- open the Windows Command Line or a Linux shell.

sfk deblank dirname [.ext1] [.ext2] [...]

   remove blanks from filenames and directory names.
   simulates by default. add -yes to apply changes.

   examples

      sfk deblank docs
         lists all directories and files within docs having
         blanks in their names, previewing changes.

      sfk select docs +deblank
         deblanks only the names of files, not of directories.

      sfk select -withdirs docs +deblank
         deblanks filenames and directories.
 
example with output:

   sfk deblank testfiles

      [simulating:]
      testfiles\Formats\09 blank file name.txt
         -> testfiles\Formats\09_blank_file_name.txt

      testfiles\Formats\17 blank dir\tree with blank\file name.txt 
         -> testfiles\Formats\17 blank dir\tree with blank\file_name.txt

      testfiles\Formats\17 blank dir\tree with blank 
         -> testfiles\Formats\17 blank dir\tree_with_blank

      testfiles\Formats\17 blank dir 
         -> testfiles\Formats\17_blank_dir
      [add -yes to execute.]


   sfk deblank testfiles -yes

      testfiles\Formats\09 blank file name.txt 
         -> testfiles\Formats\09_blank_file_name.txt

      testfiles\Formats\17 blank dir\tree with blank\file name.txt 
         -> testfiles\Formats\17 blank dir\tree with blank\file_name.txt

      testfiles\Formats\17 blank dir\tree with blank 
         -> testfiles\Formats\17 blank dir\tree_with_blank

      testfiles\Formats\17 blank dir 
         -> testfiles\Formats\17_blank_dir

sfk is a free open-source tool, running instantly without installation efforts. no DLL's, no registry changes - just get sfk.exe from the zip package and use it (windows and linux binaries are included).