Windows 10: Rename a range of file names via Windows Powershell

Hello,


Does anyone have an idea how to tell Windows Powershell to rename a range of file names? I tried using the following:


Dir l rename-item - newname {$_. - replace "1-1..1-30", "E1.1"}


Thought if I used the (..) range marker between the first portion of the file names, it would change. Instead, I keep getting an error.


I'm trying to rename only the first portion of the file names that currently contain a numeric sequence that starts from 1-1 to 1-30 that I want to change to E1.1 to E1.30 without interrupting the rest of the file names. In total, there are 30 file names.

:)

 

Changing File name with PowerShell

Hello Alex,

Option 5 in the tutorial below can show you one way to rename a file along with its file extension using PowerShell.

Rename-Item -Path "Full path of file" -NewName "New
Name" -Force

Rename File in Windows 10

 

Renaming group of files

REN in Powershell is not the same as REN in CMD.

REN in PowerShell is an Alias for Rename-Item, and it has different behaviours.

To get an example of how to use Rename-Item in Powershell type:

help rename-item -examples

The fourth example that is displayed is this:

Get-ChildItem *.txt | Rename-Item -NewName { $_.name -Replace '\.txt','.log' }

therefore, you need to get a list of the items that you want to rename and rename the items

for example, if I had a folder full of .jpeg files that I wanted to rename to .jpg then I would need to run the following from the directory that holds the files:

Get-ChildItem *.jpeg | Rename-Item -NewName {$_.Name -replace '\.jpeg','.jpg'}

I must admit that it is simpler in DOS with REN

 

Renaming group of files

Hi Richard,

There is a possibility that you are experiencing an issue with renaming the group of files because of a software conflict or damages within the files you are trying to rename. For us to provide an accurate solution, we would need you to answer the following
questions:

• Which build and edition of Windows is installed on your computer?
• Why are you using the Windows PowerShell instead of File Explorer to rename the files?
  
• Is your device connected to a domain network?

PowerShell is usually used by advanced users to troubleshoot problems with Windows. You can visit this
link as a reference on how to use PowerShell to rename files in bulk.

We are looking forward to your response.