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How can I get a white-space dash white-space recursively after all my track numbers in my music folder with the command line?
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How can I get a white-space dash white-space recursively after all my track numbers in my music folder with the command line?
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How can I get a white-space dash white-space recursively after all my track numbers in my music folder with the command line?
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How can I get a white-space dash white-space recursively after all my track numbers in my music folder with the command line?
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You should also indicate how your file names currently appear. If, for example, a folder containing a list of files looks like this:
$ ls -1v
1Music.mp3
2Music.mp3
3Music.mp3
4Music.mp3
5Music.mp3
6Music.mp3
7Music.mp3
8Music.mp3
9Music.mp3
10Music.mp3
We can use:
rename "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3
To get:
'1 - Music.mp3'
'2 - Music.mp3'
'3 - Music.mp3'
'4 - Music.mp3'
'5 - Music.mp3'
'6 - Music.mp3'
'7 - Music.mp3'
'8 - Music.mp3'
'9 - Music.mp3'
'10 - Music.mp3'
To be on the safe side, use the -n option to test your command first:
rename -n "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3
This command will show how the files will be renamed, without actually renaming them.
edited Feb 21 at 9:11
vanadium
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answered Feb 21 at 7:55
RavexinaRavexina
33.6k1490118
Can someone break the expression find . -regex '.*.s.*' down for me so I can understand what the various characters mean to make adjustments?I would like to use rename to get from 01. Nobody's Diary.mp3 to 01 - Nobody's Diary.mp3 ?
– user179732
Feb 21 at 10:50
@user179732 please edit that information into your question
– steeldriver
Feb 21 at 13:26
How can I get rid of the . when I use "rename -n "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3" to get from "rename(11. Lie About Us.mp3, 11 - . Lie About Us.mp3)"
– user179732
Feb 22 at 16:33
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You can search for such a filename pattern using a regular expression.
find . -regex '.*s-s.*'
- Use the
findcommand which searches recursively by default. The.as the first argument represents the path to search in, you can replace it with any arbitrary path if you don’t want to search in the current working directory. - Whitespace is represented by
sin regular expressions. - I’ll assume you mean hyphen (which can be found on the keyboard) by the term dash. However, the hyphen has special meaning in regular expressions and must be escaped using
-. If you want to include other dash types, you should cover them using a character set in your regex, e.g.[-–—]. - Starting and ending the regex with
.*allows any characters (including none) before and after the pattern we focus on.
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You should also indicate how your file names currently appear. If, for example, a folder containing a list of files looks like this:
$ ls -1v
1Music.mp3
2Music.mp3
3Music.mp3
4Music.mp3
5Music.mp3
6Music.mp3
7Music.mp3
8Music.mp3
9Music.mp3
10Music.mp3
We can use:
rename "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3
To get:
'1 - Music.mp3'
'2 - Music.mp3'
'3 - Music.mp3'
'4 - Music.mp3'
'5 - Music.mp3'
'6 - Music.mp3'
'7 - Music.mp3'
'8 - Music.mp3'
'9 - Music.mp3'
'10 - Music.mp3'
To be on the safe side, use the -n option to test your command first:
rename -n "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3
This command will show how the files will be renamed, without actually renaming them.
edited Feb 21 at 9:11
vanadium
7,91811533
answered Feb 21 at 7:55
RavexinaRavexina
33.6k1490118
Can someone break the expression find . -regex '.*.s.*' down for me so I can understand what the various characters mean to make adjustments?I would like to use rename to get from 01. Nobody's Diary.mp3 to 01 - Nobody's Diary.mp3 ?
– user179732
Feb 21 at 10:50
@user179732 please edit that information into your question
– steeldriver
Feb 21 at 13:26
How can I get rid of the . when I use "rename -n "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3" to get from "rename(11. Lie About Us.mp3, 11 - . Lie About Us.mp3)"
– user179732
Feb 22 at 16:33
add a comment |
1
You should also indicate how your file names currently appear. If, for example, a folder containing a list of files looks like this:
$ ls -1v
1Music.mp3
2Music.mp3
3Music.mp3
4Music.mp3
5Music.mp3
6Music.mp3
7Music.mp3
8Music.mp3
9Music.mp3
10Music.mp3
We can use:
rename "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3
To get:
'1 - Music.mp3'
'2 - Music.mp3'
'3 - Music.mp3'
'4 - Music.mp3'
'5 - Music.mp3'
'6 - Music.mp3'
'7 - Music.mp3'
'8 - Music.mp3'
'9 - Music.mp3'
'10 - Music.mp3'
To be on the safe side, use the -n option to test your command first:
rename -n "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3
This command will show how the files will be renamed, without actually renaming them.
edited Feb 21 at 9:11
vanadium
7,91811533
answered Feb 21 at 7:55
RavexinaRavexina
33.6k1490118
Can someone break the expression find . -regex '.*.s.*' down for me so I can understand what the various characters mean to make adjustments?I would like to use rename to get from 01. Nobody's Diary.mp3 to 01 - Nobody's Diary.mp3 ?
– user179732
Feb 21 at 10:50
@user179732 please edit that information into your question
– steeldriver
Feb 21 at 13:26
How can I get rid of the . when I use "rename -n "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3" to get from "rename(11. Lie About Us.mp3, 11 - . Lie About Us.mp3)"
– user179732
Feb 22 at 16:33
add a comment |
1
1
1
You should also indicate how your file names currently appear. If, for example, a folder containing a list of files looks like this:
$ ls -1v
1Music.mp3
2Music.mp3
3Music.mp3
4Music.mp3
5Music.mp3
6Music.mp3
7Music.mp3
8Music.mp3
9Music.mp3
10Music.mp3
We can use:
rename "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3
To get:
'1 - Music.mp3'
'2 - Music.mp3'
'3 - Music.mp3'
'4 - Music.mp3'
'5 - Music.mp3'
'6 - Music.mp3'
'7 - Music.mp3'
'8 - Music.mp3'
'9 - Music.mp3'
'10 - Music.mp3'
To be on the safe side, use the -n option to test your command first:
rename -n "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3
This command will show how the files will be renamed, without actually renaming them.
edited Feb 21 at 9:11
vanadium
7,91811533
answered Feb 21 at 7:55
RavexinaRavexina
33.6k1490118
You should also indicate how your file names currently appear. If, for example, a folder containing a list of files looks like this:
$ ls -1v
1Music.mp3
2Music.mp3
3Music.mp3
4Music.mp3
5Music.mp3
6Music.mp3
7Music.mp3
8Music.mp3
9Music.mp3
10Music.mp3
We can use:
rename "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3
To get:
'1 - Music.mp3'
'2 - Music.mp3'
'3 - Music.mp3'
'4 - Music.mp3'
'5 - Music.mp3'
'6 - Music.mp3'
'7 - Music.mp3'
'8 - Music.mp3'
'9 - Music.mp3'
'10 - Music.mp3'
To be on the safe side, use the -n option to test your command first:
rename -n "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3
This command will show how the files will be renamed, without actually renaming them.
edited Feb 21 at 9:11
vanadium
7,91811533
answered Feb 21 at 7:55
RavexinaRavexina
33.6k1490118
edited Feb 21 at 9:11
vanadium
7,91811533
edited Feb 21 at 9:11
vanadium
7,91811533
edited Feb 21 at 9:11
vanadium
7,91811533
7,91811533
answered Feb 21 at 7:55
RavexinaRavexina
33.6k1490118
answered Feb 21 at 7:55
RavexinaRavexina
33.6k1490118
answered Feb 21 at 7:55
RavexinaRavexina
33.6k1490118
33.6k1490118
Can someone break the expression find . -regex '.*.s.*' down for me so I can understand what the various characters mean to make adjustments?I would like to use rename to get from 01. Nobody's Diary.mp3 to 01 - Nobody's Diary.mp3 ?
– user179732
Feb 21 at 10:50
@user179732 please edit that information into your question
– steeldriver
Feb 21 at 13:26
How can I get rid of the . when I use "rename -n "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3" to get from "rename(11. Lie About Us.mp3, 11 - . Lie About Us.mp3)"
– user179732
Feb 22 at 16:33
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Can someone break the expression find . -regex '.*.s.*' down for me so I can understand what the various characters mean to make adjustments?I would like to use rename to get from 01. Nobody's Diary.mp3 to 01 - Nobody's Diary.mp3 ?
– user179732
Feb 21 at 10:50
@user179732 please edit that information into your question
– steeldriver
Feb 21 at 13:26
How can I get rid of the . when I use "rename -n "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3" to get from "rename(11. Lie About Us.mp3, 11 - . Lie About Us.mp3)"
– user179732
Feb 22 at 16:33
Can someone break the expression find . -regex '.*.s.*' down for me so I can understand what the various characters mean to make adjustments?I would like to use rename to get from 01. Nobody's Diary.mp3 to 01 - Nobody's Diary.mp3 ?
– user179732
Feb 21 at 10:50
Can someone break the expression find . -regex '.*.s.*' down for me so I can understand what the various characters mean to make adjustments?I would like to use rename to get from 01. Nobody's Diary.mp3 to 01 - Nobody's Diary.mp3 ?
– user179732
Feb 21 at 10:50
@user179732 please edit that information into your question
– steeldriver
Feb 21 at 13:26
@user179732 please edit that information into your question
– steeldriver
Feb 21 at 13:26
How can I get rid of the . when I use "rename -n "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3" to get from "rename(11. Lie About Us.mp3, 11 - . Lie About Us.mp3)"
– user179732
Feb 22 at 16:33
How can I get rid of the . when I use "rename -n "s/(^[0-9]+)/$1 - /" *.mp3" to get from "rename(11. Lie About Us.mp3, 11 - . Lie About Us.mp3)"
– user179732
Feb 22 at 16:33
add a comment |
0
You can search for such a filename pattern using a regular expression.
find . -regex '.*s-s.*'
- Use the
findcommand which searches recursively by default. The.as the first argument represents the path to search in, you can replace it with any arbitrary path if you don’t want to search in the current working directory. - Whitespace is represented by
sin regular expressions. - I’ll assume you mean hyphen (which can be found on the keyboard) by the term dash. However, the hyphen has special meaning in regular expressions and must be escaped using
-. If you want to include other dash types, you should cover them using a character set in your regex, e.g.[-–—]. - Starting and ending the regex with
.*allows any characters (including none) before and after the pattern we focus on.
answered Feb 21 at 9:20
MelebiusMelebius
5,11852041
add a comment |
0
You can search for such a filename pattern using a regular expression.
find . -regex '.*s-s.*'
- Use the
findcommand which searches recursively by default. The.as the first argument represents the path to search in, you can replace it with any arbitrary path if you don’t want to search in the current working directory. - Whitespace is represented by
sin regular expressions. - I’ll assume you mean hyphen (which can be found on the keyboard) by the term dash. However, the hyphen has special meaning in regular expressions and must be escaped using
-. If you want to include other dash types, you should cover them using a character set in your regex, e.g.[-–—]. - Starting and ending the regex with
.*allows any characters (including none) before and after the pattern we focus on.
answered Feb 21 at 9:20
MelebiusMelebius
5,11852041
add a comment |
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You can search for such a filename pattern using a regular expression.
find . -regex '.*s-s.*'
- Use the
findcommand which searches recursively by default. The.as the first argument represents the path to search in, you can replace it with any arbitrary path if you don’t want to search in the current working directory. - Whitespace is represented by
sin regular expressions. - I’ll assume you mean hyphen (which can be found on the keyboard) by the term dash. However, the hyphen has special meaning in regular expressions and must be escaped using
-. If you want to include other dash types, you should cover them using a character set in your regex, e.g.[-–—]. - Starting and ending the regex with
.*allows any characters (including none) before and after the pattern we focus on.
answered Feb 21 at 9:20
MelebiusMelebius
5,11852041
You can search for such a filename pattern using a regular expression.
find . -regex '.*s-s.*'
- Use the
findcommand which searches recursively by default. The.as the first argument represents the path to search in, you can replace it with any arbitrary path if you don’t want to search in the current working directory. - Whitespace is represented by
sin regular expressions. - I’ll assume you mean hyphen (which can be found on the keyboard) by the term dash. However, the hyphen has special meaning in regular expressions and must be escaped using
-. If you want to include other dash types, you should cover them using a character set in your regex, e.g.[-–—]. - Starting and ending the regex with
.*allows any characters (including none) before and after the pattern we focus on.
answered Feb 21 at 9:20
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