How to rename from:
VAR1_1F_text.txt
VAR2_1F_text.txt
VAR3_2F_text.txt
to
1F_VAR1_text.txt
1F_VAR2_text.txt
2F_VAR3_text.txt
How to switch parts of filenames?
This can easily be done using dired
:
Enter a dired view of your directory
Switch to writable dired mode (wdired-change-to-wdired-mode
): C-xC-q
Edit the file names listing as if it were a normal buffer (for example using a keyboard macro or a rectangular selection or query-replace). Here is a regexp-based solution:
C-M-%\(VAR.\)_\(..\)
RET\2_\1
RET
Finish editing (wdired-finish-edit
): C-xC-s or C-cC-c
You're done!