Multi Rename Tool: TRUNCATE Remove Delete Drop characters

[wrightwe]

How can I truncate the first n characters of a group of filenames?

For example, I may have a directory of files like this:
01 - filename1.txt
02 - filename2.txt
03 - filename3.txt
04 - filename4.txt


I want to truncate the first 5 characters so they will come out like this:

filename1.txt
filename2.txt
filename3.txt
filename4.txt


Thanks in advance!

[majkinetor]

This case: [N6-]
General [Nx-] (removes x chars)

[wrightwe]

That works perfectly, thanks very much!

[chandragor]

General [Nx-] (removes x chars)

Nope. It removes x-1 chars. For example:

[N2-]

removes only the first char so that

Afilename.txt

becomes

filename.txt

and so on....


Call me Mr. Nitpicking if you want...

[majkinetor]

my mistake....

[wrightwe]

You're right. Man, I need to get some new glasses. I love this Multi Rename Tool.

May I ask, how did you figure out how to do this? I've been using Total Commander since 1996 and I love finding advanced techniques like this.

[Gral]

Maybe HELP file ?

[petermad]

Maybe HELP file

Yep - See: http://madsenworld.dk/tcmd/n2-.png

[wrightwe]

Maybe HELP file ?

Very funny! Actually, I really do like the help file that comes with TC, Christian did a wonderful job on that. The only thing that's missing are little techniques like in this thread.

[wrightwe]

Maybe HELP file

Yep - See: http://madsenworld.dk/tcmd/n2-.png

I just did a search and you're right... this was in the regular help. And I thought I'd seen it all. Well, thanks again for helping me out, I do appreciate it.

[majkinetor]

Maybe "How to use Help file" ?

[wrightwe]

Maybe "How to use Help file" ?

Everyone's a comedian.

[vo]

I'm practicing with multi rename, but can't figure out the following:

If these are the files:

• 01.Fuiam Catha_01_The Earth Is Our Mother.Mp3
  02.Fuiam Catha_02_Terra Ist.Mp3
  03.Fuiam Catha_03_Take Back The Land.Mp3
  04.Fuiam Catha_04_Religious Con.Mp3
  05.Fuiam Catha_05_Dont Burn The Witch.Mp3
  06.Fuiam Catha_06_The Right To Choose.Mp3
  07.Fuiam Catha_07_f-word Everybody Who Voted Tory.Mp3
  08.Fuiam Catha_08_Sios Leis A Ghniomhachas Mhoir.Mp3
  09.Fuiam Catha_09_Glf.Mp3
  10.Fuiam Catha_10_Willie Mcrae.Mp3
  11.Fuiam Catha_11_Deathcafe.Mp3
  12.Fuiam Catha_12_Your Beer Is sh** And Your Money Stinks.Mp3
  13.Fuiam Catha_13_Sell Out.Mp3
  14.Fuiam Catha_14_No More Roads.Mp3
  15.Fuiam Catha_15_Hunt The Rich.Mp3
  16.Fuiam Catha_16_Mindrot.Mp3
  17.Fuiam Catha_17_Anti Police Aggro.Mp3

and I want to take out part _number_ and replace with space, actually <Clear>, how do I do that?

Thanks

[ZoSTeR]

RegEx on
Search:

Code: Select all

_\d\d_

Replace: space or space dash space

[vo]

Very good, ZoSTeR. It works. Thanks very much.

Could you explain the logic behind this? Why \d\d ?

...and is there some other location where I could find these different codes and logic behind them? I couldn't find this in the help file.

Thanks