Remove leading characters in file names

Version 1.0.0.0 (1.13 KB) by Sebastian Endrikat
Renames all files in a folder to remove one or more unwanted leading characters
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RemoveLeadingCharacters.m
Renames all files in a folder to remove one or more unwanted leading characters
Example:
03-song.mp3 is renamed to song.mp3 while anothersong.mp3 remains anothersong.mp3
MoveLeadingStrings.m
Renames all files in a folder to move a leading string to the back.
Example:
artist-song.mp3 is renamed to -song-artist.mp3

This could easily be rewritten to search for files recursively using Kelly Kearney's subdir.m.

Cite As

Sebastian Endrikat (2025). Remove leading characters in file names (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/52926-remove-leading-characters-in-file-names), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Created with R2015a
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1.0.0.0