How to rename multiple file using shell script?

Question

i just want to rename my images.

IMG_20160713_173102.jpg file to 20160713_173102.jpg

i just want to remove that IMG_ part from my filename.

Have you tried any of the answers on http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/98070/rename-files-in-directory or http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/102647/how-to-rename-multiple-files-in-single-command-or-script-in-unix ? — JigglyNaga, Jul 31 '16 at 08:35

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 31 '16 at 09:08

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You can use gnu command rename:

rename "IMG_" "" *.jpg

For more information, read its manual page by running man rename.

edited Jul 31 '16 at 09:08

answered Jul 31 '16 at 08:41

ebal

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