Remove blanks from filenames and directory names

with the free sfk deblank command line tool for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Raspberry Pi.

- download the free Swiss File Knife Base from Sourceforge.
- open the Windows CMD command line, Mac OS X Terminal or Linux shell.
- OS X : type mv sfk-mac-i686.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk
- Linux: type mv sfk-linux.exe sfk    and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk
  OS X and Linux syntax may differ, check the help within the tool.

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

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

web reference
   http://stahlworks.com/sfk-deblank

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 (binaries for
windows, linux and mac are included).