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Rename multiple files in a directory using Regex.
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rename_files_using_regex
# rename multiple files in a directory using regex
# source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5574648/use-regex-powershell-to-rename-files
ls | %{ ren $_ $($_.name -replace '(TestFile_\w+)(\d+)(\.txt)', '${1}20140910${3}')}
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