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mc  
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 More options Nov 13 2012, 4:36 am
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From: mc <am...@email.it>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:36:06 +0000 (UTC)
Local: Tues, Nov 13 2012 4:36 am
Subject: Clear beginning of filenames
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Hi all,

I have a list of files and I want to remove from filenames everything
before the first "word"

"----=foo1.tmp"
"#foo2.zip"
" foo3.foo"

"foo1.tmp"
"foo2.zip"
"foo3.foo"

How can I do it using perl rename (Debian) or mmv?

Thank you very much in advance,

mc.


 
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 More options Nov 13 2012, 6:15 am
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From: mc <am...@email.it>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:15:04 +0000 (UTC)
Local: Tues, Nov 13 2012 6:15 am
Subject: Re: Clear beginning of filenames
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Il Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:37:08 +0100, houghi ha scritto:

> If it is all the same word, I would go with mmv. mmv "*foo*" "foo#2"

> houghi

the word is not always the same

 
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Ben Bacarisse  
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 More options Nov 13 2012, 7:58 am
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From: Ben Bacarisse <ben.use...@bsb.me.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:58:38 +0000
Local: Tues, Nov 13 2012 7:58 am
Subject: Re: Clear beginning of filenames
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mc <am...@email.it> writes:
> I have a list of files and I want to remove from filenames everything
> before the first "word"

> "----=foo1.tmp"
> "#foo2.zip"
> " foo3.foo"

> "foo1.tmp"
> "foo2.zip"
> "foo3.foo"

> How can I do it using perl rename (Debian) or mmv?

  rename -- 's/^\W+//' *

--
Ben.


 
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Icarus Sparry  
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 More options Nov 18 2012, 11:28 am
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From: Icarus Sparry <i.sparry...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:28:22 GMT
Local: Sun, Nov 18 2012 11:28 am
Subject: Re: Clear beginning of filenames
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Since you asked for the *first* match, use a non greedy regular
expression.

rename 's/.*?foo/foo/;' *foo*


 
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