How to rename many files in a folder simultaneoulsy using matlab

I have jpeg files with names like

501(501)

501(502)

501(503)

501(504) etc etc

I want to rename it as

501

502

503

504 etc etc

There are thousands of such files in the folder. So its difficult to do it manually. Kindly advise how to do this using matlab. Any help on this regard would be appreciated.

[Stephen23]

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/movefile.html

Answer 1

[Sulaymon Eshkabilov]

Hi,

Here is a nice robust answer code to rename files proposed by Walter that you can employ in your exercise.

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/322905-re-naming-text-files-in-many-folders-using-matlab?s_tid=answers_rc1-3_p3_MLT

Good luck

[parvathy prathap]

Thanks for the response. I think it refers to a different requirement, let me see if i can get an idea from it.

Answer 2

[DGM]

Not everything has to be done with Matlab.

If you're using *nix:

rename 's/501\(//;s/\)//' 501*.jpg

But considering that you're describing filenames with no extension, I'm guessing you might be in Windows.

[parvathy prathap]

Thanks for your response. Yes, its windows.