namealign

Namealign is a software application that is designed to rename files in a manner that ensures they are uniformly formatted. This tool takes inspiration from the character-classification approach of the pftdbns utility, although it functions differently. Instead of sorting files into directories, namealign renames files that share the same filename-macrostructure to maintain uniformity. For instance, it can add a leading zero to a numbered part of a name.

To better understand some of the terms used in namealign, it is crucial to distinguish between microstructure and macrostructure. The former refers to the character classes that are used to identify the name structure of a string. On the other hand, the latter is an abstraction that namealign uses to ensure uniformity.

The latest release of namealign features a new tail-recursive function that is used to process record lists. This update serves to prevent the software from experiencing stack overflow when handling numerous files. Even though this change has no immediate impact on the user interface, it significantly enhances the software's performance.