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bulk rename with \'rename\' command on linux

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  1. # command: rename <options> 's/<old>/<new>/ <where>
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  3. # first testing with param -n
  4. rename -n 's/(\w+)\s(.*)\.pdf/$1\.pdf/' *
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  6. # placeholder $1 is the first group matched, etc
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  8. # execute with verbose
  9. rename -v 's/(\w+)\s(.*)\.pdf/$1\.pdf/' *

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