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Change the names of files in a directory.
Syntax
n=change_fnames(recdir,prefix,newprefix) %Matlab & Octave #R to do
Description
Change the names of files in a directory. This is useful for changing the names of a set of files from a tag deployment to a different format. Only the first part of the name matching the prefix is changed - any trailing letters or numbers are kept. Careful: things can go very wrong when messing with valuable data files. Always do a check first on some dummy files. There may also be better ways to do re-naming operations through your operating system.
Inputs
| Input var | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| recdir | is a string containing the full or relative (to the current working directory) pathname of the directory where the files are stored. | N/A |
| prefix | is a string containing the part of the file name to be changed. | N/A |
| newprefix | is a string containing the replacement. | N/A |
Outputs
| Output var | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| n | is the number of files that were re-named. | N/A |
Example
Matlab & Octave
change_fnames('/tag/data/zc17','zc17_173a','zc17_172a') % renames all files in /tag/data/zc17 called zc17_173a* to zc17_172a*.
R
# to do # renames all files in /tag/data/zc17 called zc17_173a* to zc17_172a*.
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