Rename multiple files

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Hi guys.I need to rename a lot of files sequentially that have a pattern like: keep the filename, but change the 5 digits to single digits:  AJKGHD-BK-76357.jpgAJKGHD-BK-76358.jpgAJKGHD-BK-76359.jpgtoAJKGHD-BK-1.jpgAJKGHD-BK-2.jpgAJKGHD-BK-3.jpgand orKGH-WH-36286.jpgKGH-WH-36287.jpgKGH-WH-36288.jpgtoKGH-WH-1.jpgKGH-WH-2.jpgKGH-WH-3.jpg Hope that makes sense. Any help is appreciated. Thank you

Kukurykus · Accepted Answer

objct = {}, File('~/desktop/folder').getFiles(function(v){k0 = (key = decodeURI(v.name).split(/\d+/))[0], v.rename(k0 + eval('objct[k0] '+ ({1: '', 0: '+'})[+!objct[k0]] + '= 1') + key[1])})

Stephen Marsh · Answer

@Adrian22725754sr2n

Here is one way:

Regular Expression Find: (.+-)(\d+)

Regular Expression Replace: $1

And another one, different but same:

Regular Expression Find: (.+-)(\d+)(\.[^\.]+$)

Regular Expression Replace: $1

Notes:

Don’t use a single-digit sequence number if there are more than 9 files being renamed
Although not shown above, it is generally a good idea to tick the "Preserve current filename..." checkbox
Always use the "Preview" button on the right-hand side of the interface to preview all selected files
When renaming in batches, the next batch will use the next sequential number, so this may need to be reset to 1 for each batch as long as this will not create duplicate filenames

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