To remove first 5 characters from bunch of file names...
From a terminal
brew install rename
You can use the following command when you are in the folder where you want to make the renaming:
rename -n -v 's/^(.{5})//' *
-n is for no action and -v to show what will be the changes. If you are satisfied with the results you can remove both of them, e.g.
rename 's/^(.{5})//' *
To remove the first 14 characters including spaces of the names of files/folders in the current folder...
rename -n -v 's/^(.{14})//' *
(credit: armtatoo on https://stackoverflow.com)
rename stopped working with ""
Press 'q' to close or escape from 'less' in the terminal window? AKA exit the 'less' command and return to the shell.
How to edit a file from the command line Mac OS X?
sudo vi filename
The following commands will be useful... ESC followed by ':q' to quit or ':quit!' to force quit
for more tips on using vi review https://www.eng.buffalo.edu/~yearke/unix/vi12.shtml
