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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Renaming Multiple Files by removing characters Post 302914420 by junior-helper on Monday 25th of August 2014 08:28:51 PM
Old 08-25-2014
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Code:
$ touch "ATT8-2011-10-01 00:00:00-MSA-IMM-SINGLE_AND_FAMILY_COVERAGE-DED-$2000-X114817.PDF"
$ ls *.PDF
ATT8-2011-10-01 00:00:00-MSA-IMM-SINGLE_AND_FAMILY_COVERAGE-DED-000-X114817.PDF
$ rename 's/\ 00:00:00//' *.PDF
$ ls *.PDF
ATT8-2011-10-01-MSA-IMM-SINGLE_AND_FAMILY_COVERAGE-DED-000-X114817.PDF
$

However, run the "no action" option first and double-check if it spits the right result.
Code:
       -n, --no-act
               No Action: show what files would have been renamed.

Nonetheless, a making a backup of directory containing the files prior to the actual renaming process is *highly* recommended. You never know...
 

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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN

vbrename

vbrename(1)							 The VoxBo Manual						       vbrename(1)

NAME

       vbrename - rename/sort DICOM files heuristically

SYNOPSIS

       vbrename <dir>

DESCRIPTION

       vbrename is part of the VoxBo suite of tools for brain image analysis.

       vbrename  takes	a  directory  containing  DICOM  files and sorts the files into separate directories for each series.  The directories are
       renamed using the series and protocol, while the files are renamed using the instance, date, and time.

       By default, vbrename tries to remove identifying data from each file by wiping out various fields, including  all  of  groups  0010,  0012,
       0032,  and 0038, and any element with a VR of PN (person name).	This is not guaranteed to be helpful or complete.  For more de-identifying
       options, see dcmsplit(1).  You can disable this behavior using the -n flag, in which case the files are renamed and moved around,  but  not
       otherwise modified.

       To get a complete list of available flags, run the program with no arguments.

AVAILABILITY

       Pre-built  VoxBo  binaries  are available for Linux, OSX, and Cygwin, and via the NeuroDebian project (neuro.debian.net) for Debian deriva-
       tives.

CAVEATS

       VoxBo is provided with no warranty whatsoever.

AUTHOR

       For an historical roster of the VoxBo development team, visit www.voxbo.org.

SEE ALSO

       For detailed help on any VoxBo command-line program, run it with no arguments.  For graphical programs, use the -h  flag.   For	more  help
       with VoxBo, for information about the mailing list, or to report bugs, visit the web site at www.voxbo.org.

       For information about file format support in VoxBo, see voxbo-fileformats(7).  For general information about VoxBo, see voxbo(7).  See also
       dcmsplit(1).

VoxBo							      January, 2011 (v1.8.5)						       vbrename(1)
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