Batch File rename 2

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3. An alternative file commander/explorer can do this interactively.

This example for 10-L-1 Stuff.docx uses Free Commander XE ( https://freecommander.com )



Select the files you want and click File->Multirename or Ctrl-M.



You will see a search-and-replace dialog box. Put "-L-" in the Search for field and "-10-" in the Replace with field. Then press the Rename button.



Results:



This example does one change at a time to be conservative. There are several more options (like regular expressions) that support more advanced pattern matching.