I would like to rename a 100 jpg images name at once

My present jpg file names are of the form IMG1 01).jpg.jpg

IMG1 02).jpg.jpg

IMG1 03).jpg.jpg...

IMG1 10758).jpg.jpg.

Would like to change it to IMG_00001, IMG_00002..

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

[DGM]

http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_process_a_sequence_of_files.3F

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/13228-renaming-files

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/623808-rename-jpg-files-in-a-folder

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

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/import_export/process-a-sequence-of-files.html

Answer 2

[Cameron]

OldNames = "IMG1 " + transpose(string(1:10758)) + ").jpg.jpg";
OldNames(1:9,1) = "IMG1 0" + transpose(string(1:9)) + ").jpg.jpg";
mkdir NewFiles
for xx = 1:length(OldNames)
    copyfile(OldNames(xx),'NewFiles');
end

cd('NewFiles')
for yy = 1:length(OldNames)
    NewName = sprintf('%05d',yy);
    movefile(OldNames(yy),NewName)
end

[Vibha S]

Im getting the following error

Error using copyfile

No matching files were found.

[Cameron]

Did it transfer any of the files? I made the variable OldNames based on what you said your files were named. Make sure that the OldNames reflects the names of your files. For example, are your files name "IMG1 01).jpg" or "IMG1 01).jpg.jpg"?

[Vibha S]

No it didnt transfer any file,

MY files areIMG1 01).jpg.jpg

[DGM]

You have 100 files, but you haven't clearly described where they are or how they're named.

The above script assumes your images are in the current directory.

If you have 100 numbered images whose names contain an arbitrary subset of the numbers [1 10758], then you will have to know which ones you have and how that substring is zero-padded. Perhaps it's merely all the files in a particular directory?

Since this isn't the full set from 1 to 10758, it's also important to know whether the specific number in the filename should be reused, or whether it's sufficient to merely renumber the files sequentially.