Renaming multiple files in linux

Problem

You would like to rename multiple files, replacing some text with something else (like replacing Pixies_The with Pixies).

Solution

Install the rename utility

sudo apt install rename

SHELL
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sudo apt install rename

and replace the text as follows

cd folder_to_rename_files
rename 's/Pixies_The/Pixies/g' **

SHELL
 
cd folder_to_rename_filesrename 's/Pixies_The/Pixies/g' **

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