Mass files rename in shell

mass_rename.sh

#!/bin/false

## First: select file set.
/bin/ls -1 prefix_to_remove_*

## Second: test transformation.
/bin/ls -1 prefix_to_remove_* | sed 's/^prefix_to_remove_\(.*\)$/\1/'

## Third: execute
## NOTE: Added 'mv \0 ' to the sed command and '| sh' to the pipe.
/bin/ls -1 prefix_to_remove_*| sed 's/^prefix_to_remove_\(.*\)$/mv \0 \1/' | sh

## Multiline script example
## NOTE: Note option "-r" for sed command -- it enables use of brackets without escapes.
SEDS="$(mktemp -u -p \"${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}\")"; cat <<EOF >"$SEDS"; ls -1 | sed -n -r -f "$SEDS" | sh; rm "$SEDS"
s/^(name)\.(ext)$/mv \0 \1\2/ p
EOF