bach linux file rename - how to rename multiple files in linux console

I would like to rename cca 1000 files that are named like: 66-123123.jpg -> abc-123123-66.jpg. So in general file format is: xx-yyyyyy.jpg -> abc-yyyyyy-xx.jpg, where xx and yyyyyy are numbers, abc is string. Can someone help me with bash or py script?

Try doing this :

rename 's/(\d{2})-(\d{6})\.jpg/abc-$2-$1.jpg/' *.jpg

There are other tools with the same name which may or may not be able to do this, so be careful.

If you run the following command (linux)

$ file $(readlink -f $(type -p rename))

and you have a result like

.../rename: Perl script, ASCII text executable

then this seems to be the right tool =)

If not, to make it the default (usually already the case) on Debian and derivative like Ubuntu :

$ sudo update-alternatives --set rename /path/to/rename

(replace /path/to/rename to the path of your perl's rename command.

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If you don't have this command, search your package manager to install it or do it manually.

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Last but not least, this tool was originally written by Larry Wall, the Perl's dad.