bash script to remove the word ‘DALL·E’ from all filenames

To remove the word “DALL-E” from all filenames in a directory, you can use a bash script with rename (or mmv if rename isn’t available on your system). Here is a simple bash script to achieve this:

# Iterate over all files in the current directory
for file in *DALL·E*; do
  # Remove 'DALL·E' from the filename
  new_file=$(echo "$file" | sed 's/DALL·E//g')
  # Rename the file
  mv "$file" "$new_file"
done

echo "Renaming completed."

Explanation:

1. for file in *DALL·E*; do: This loop iterates over all files in the current directory that contain the word “DALL·E”.
2. new_file=$(echo "$file" | sed 's/DALL-E//g'): This line uses sed to remove the word “DALL·E” from the filename. The s/DALL-E//g pattern tells sed to replace “DALL·E” with nothing, effectively removing it.
3. mv "$file" "$new_file": This renames the original file to the new filename.
4. done: This marks the end of the loop.
5. echo "Renaming completed.": This prints a message indicating that the renaming process is complete.

Usage:

1. Save the script to a file, for example, rename_files.sh.
2. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x rename_files.sh

3. Run the script in the directory where you want to rename the files:

   ./rename_files.sh

This will rename all files in the current directory by removing the word “DALL·E” from their filenames.

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