How to Rename Multiple Files With Their First 10 Characters?
I am having a problem to rename multiple files by replacing the name by their first 10 characters of their old name. I tried to find the solution in internet but I didn't find the answers.
Example:
Original File Names:
1208605001abAcd.jpg
1201230111FbcAdee.jpg
11512345714x611aaa.jpg
What I want to achieve:
1208605001.jpg
1201230111.jpg
1151234571.jpg
You can try:
rename -n 's/(.{10}).*(\.jpg)$/$1$2/' *.jpg
Example:
$ rename -n 's/(.{10}).*(\.jpg)$/$1$2/' *.jpg
11512345714x611aaa.jpg -> 1151234571.jpg
1201230111FbcAdee.jpg -> 1201230111.jpg
1208605001abAcd.jpg -> 1208605001.jpg
The -n option only simulates the command, so that you can verify the changes. Run without it to actually make the changes.
The regex (.{10}).*(\.jpg) consists:
-
.{10}- any 10 characters, in a group(…), followed by -
.*- any number of any characters followed by -
\.jpg$- the extension at the end ($) of the filename, in the second group
The replacement $1$2 is just the first group followed by the second.
You can do with only bash:
for FILE in *.jpg ; do mv "${FILE}" "${FILE:0:10}.jpg" ; done
With a little work you can get file extension and add automagically to the new name.
If you use zsh:
zmv '(*).(*)' '${1:0:10}.$2'
If it's not already done, you may need to first run:
autoload zmv