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Asked: 2026-05-10T15:49:13+00:00

What is the best way, using Bash, to rename files in the form: (foo1,

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What is the best way, using Bash, to rename files in the form:

(foo1, foo2, ..., foo1300, ..., fooN)

With zero-padded file names:

(foo00001, foo00002, ..., foo01300, ..., fooN)
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  1. In case N is not a priori fixed:

    for f in foo[0-9]*; do   mv "$f" "$(printf 'foo%05d' "${f#foo}")" done
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