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Renaming parts of files with Windows Batch

How could i rename a certain part of all files inside a directory.

Example

[HorribleSubs] File1 [720p].mkv
[HorribleSubs] File2 [1080p].mkv

Must be renamed into

File1.mkv
File2.mkv
Solution 
  • @ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION 
SET "sourcedir=U:\sourcedir"
FOR /f "tokens=2delims=[]" %%a IN (
 'dir /b /a-d "%sourcedir%\[*]*[*].mkv" '
 ) DO (
 SET "newname=%%a"
 ECHO(REN "%sourcedir%\[*]%%a[*].mkv" "!newname:~1,-1!.mkv"
)

GOTO :EOF

    This should fix your problem.

    The required REN commands are merely ECHOed for testing purposes. After you've verified that the commands are correct, change ECHO(REN to REN to actually rename the files.