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remove numbers from filenames in Mac OS X

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Problem

I have a directory full of files with names in this format (with numbers as the start of each filename): I would like to rename them as follows (i.e. removing the numbers): Can anyone suggest a way to do this (presumably from the terminal)?

Error Output

102_file.txt
104_list.txt
242_another_file.txt

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Fix for: remove numbers from filenames in Mac OS X

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I assume you have the bash shell on your mac. You can do it using the bash parameter expansion: This will remove all digits up to the first . Note: this will overwrite files which end up having the same name. Example: both and will be renamed to . iā€¦

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