[arch-general] renaming files

[Jarek Sedlacek]

You don't need a script, you can do that with:

rename "EOS-1D Mark III copy" "" *.jpg

That removes "EOS-1D Mark III copy" from all files ending in .jpg, assuming
they are all in one directory.

Thanks,
Jarek Sedlacek




On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 6:13 PM, pete <p.nikolic1 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Hi folks
>
> Bit sort of off topic but hopefully ok
>
> I have some 350 picture files  with names  along the lines of
> "IMG_7127 EOS-1D Mark III copy.jpg"    i would like to rename them all
> to more like "IMG_7127.jpg"  i have tried a few times tonight and cant
> get my head around it anyone got a script that can do it
>
> Thanks    Pete .
>
>
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