This is about rename (mp3) files with the command line in Linux to a nice format.

Change the first character of each word tot uppercase
Suppose your filename is something like:

04 - cymballistic - blues for sarah.mp3

and you want to change that to:

04 - Cymballistic - Blues For Sarah.mp3

Use this command.

NOTE If you want to test your rename command use the -n option. The -n option give you a result on the screen (STD OUTPUT) without renaming the filename. If the result is what you expect then execute the command without the -n option.

Change the underscore to a space
Suppose your filename is something like:

04_-_cymballistic_-_blues_for_sarah.mp3

and you want to change that to:

04 - cymballistic - blues for sarah.mp3

Use this command.

Rename filenames with find

You can also use the rename command in combination with find. This makes it possible to change some text in filenames recursively.

Suppose I am a big Temptation fan and I want to correct all my Temptations mp3 files to the correct name of the band "The Temptations" in stead of "Temptations". I can do this with this command on the command line.

First find will look in filenames using the option "-iname". it will only look in mp3 file and leave the jpg etc as the are.

The find gives the result to the option -exec to execute a command with the output of each line. Theer you see a normal rename command where the input is {}. {} Is the result from find's output.