Script to remove prefixes from Ableton stem exports -- usage: ./rename_stems.sh "MY_PROJECT PREFIX ABCDEF"

rename_stems.sh

#!/bin/zsh

# Check if an argument was provided
if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "Usage: $0 prefix"
  exit 1
fi

# Prefix to be removed (first argument)
PREFIX="$1"

# Store the directory where the script is located
SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "$0")

# Change to the directory where the script is located
cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || exit

# Loop through all .wav files with the specified prefix
for file in ${PREFIX}*.wav; do
  # Remove the prefix from the file name
  newname="${file#${PREFIX}}"
  # Rename the file
  mv -- "$file" "$newname"
done

echo "Renaming complete."