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Old 11-11-2011
rename file by adding a name in beginning
about 200 files with names as
11_0.pdb
11_60.pdb
12_12.pdb
14_180.pdb

are there in my library...I need to rename all of them by addinf File in front of them as:

File11_0.pdb
File11_60.pdb
File12_12.pdb
File14_180.pdb

I checked many threads but it seems i get even more confused..i have to do this for my project today and iam certainly very bad at linux,....Any help is warmly welcomed.....Smilie
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