Replace Spaces with Underscores in File Names

spaces_to_underscores.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import os
import sys

# Check if the file name is provided as an argument
if len(sys.argv) < 2:
    print("Error: No file name provided.")
    sys.exit(1)

# Extract the file name from the provided path
file_path = sys.argv[1]
file_name = os.path.basename(file_path)

# Check if the file exists
if not os.path.exists(file_path):
    print("Error: File does not exist.")
    sys.exit(1)

# Replace spaces with underscores in the file name
new_file_name = file_name.replace(' ', '_')

# Rename the file
new_file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(file_path), new_file_name)
os.rename(file_path, new_file_path)

print("File renamed successfully.")