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October 8, 2018 21:54
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shell one-liner - rename files in current directory with digits stripped from filenames
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| # rename files in current directory with digits stripped from filenames | |
| # first do a dry-run (only print the commands that will be applied) | |
| for f in *; do echo mv "$f" $(printf '%s' "$f" | tr -d '0123456789'); done | |
| # run it for real (modifications done in-place) | |
| for f in *; do mv "$f" $(printf '%s' "$f" | tr -d '0123456789'); done |
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