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2010-02-27 , 08:21
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i have collection of over 4000 mp3s on my n900. a lot have track numbers in front. is there any to remove all numbers from the filename.without editing all 4000+mp3,s individually? like some sort of script to run on a particular directory to remove any numbers in filename? or even run on xp and then i can transfer over?

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2010-02-27 , 09:06
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You could write a script for the n900 itself, or try something like this if you're using Windows.
 

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2010-02-27 , 09:19
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Try something like this:

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yes n | for file in [0-9]*; do mv -i "$file" "`echo "$file" | sed 's/^[0-9]*//'`" ; done
(it's trying to be safe, but always make a backup first anyway).
Last edited by lma; 2010-02-27 at 09:31. Reason: added quotes for whitespace safety
 

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2010-02-27 , 11:48
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thanks thats great..but how do i run that script? also how do i make sure it only targets the files within my .sound directory? sorry for all these questions.
 
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2010-02-27 , 11:56
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open xterm, cd into your .sound directory and type this in one line. then hit enter and see the magic happen. :P
 

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2010-02-27 , 12:19
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tried on one directory and it deleted everything ?? all my 1985 number 1 hits lol
 
dread123 is offline dread123
2010-02-27 , 12:33
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actually not deleted but hidden the files due to "." being placed in front of filename? any suggestions to try and resolve? thanks
 
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2010-02-27 , 12:47
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Ah, so you want to remove both numbers and dots from the beginning of filenames ;-)

Try

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yes n | for file in .[^.]*; do mv -i "$file" "`echo "$file" | sed 's/^\.//'`" ; done
on the already renamed files, or

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yes n | for file in [0-9]*; do mv -i "$file" "`echo "$file" | sed 's/^[0-9]*\.//'`" ; done
if you have already restored your backup.
 

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2010-02-27 , 13:02
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If your fıles are properly ID3 tagged you can use MP3Tag to gıve them all a new fılename.
You can also try Bulk Renamer Utılıty for Wındows.
 
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