diff --git a/.config/lf/lfrc b/.config/lf/lfrc
index 9a251035..4c77ba59 100644
--- a/.config/lf/lfrc
+++ b/.config/lf/lfrc
@@ -95,22 +95,23 @@ cmd copyto ${{
 cmd setbg "$1"
 
 cmd bulkrename ${{
-    old="$(mktemp)"
-    new="$(mktemp)"
-    [ -z "$fs" ] && fs="$(ls)"
-    printf '%s\n' "$fs" >"$old"
-    printf '%s\n' "$fs" >"$new"
-    $EDITOR "$new"
-    [ "$(wc -l < "$new")" -ne "$(wc -l < "$old")" ] && exit
-    paste "$old" "$new" | while IFS= read -r names; do
-        src="$(printf '%s' "$names" | cut -f1)"
-        dst="$(printf '%s' "$names" | cut -f2)"
-        if [ "$src" = "$dst" ] || [ -e "$dst" ]; then
-            continue
-        fi
-        mv -- "$src" "$dst"
+    tmpfile_old="$(mktemp)"
+    tmpfile_new="$(mktemp)"
+
+    [ -n "$fs" ] && fs=$(basename -a $fs) || fs=$(ls)
+
+    echo "$fs" > "$tmpfile_old"
+    echo "$fs" > "$tmpfile_new"
+    $EDITOR "$tmpfile_new"
+
+    [ "$(wc -l < "$tmpfile_old")" -eq "$(wc -l < "$tmpfile_new")" ] || { rm -f "$tmpfile_old" "$tmpfile_new"; exit 1; }
+
+    paste "$tmpfile_old" "$tmpfile_new" | while IFS="$(printf '\t')" read -r src dst
+    do
+        [ "$src" = "$dst" ] || [ -e "$dst" ] || mv -- "$src" "$dst"
     done
-    rm -- "$old" "$new"
+
+    rm -f "$tmpfile_old" "$tmpfile_new"
     lf -remote "send $id unselect"
 }}