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How to rename multiple files by replacing word in file name?

Replace ACDC to AC-DC For example we have these files ACDC - Rock N' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution.xxx ACDC - Rocker.xxx ACDC - Shoot To Thrill.xxx I want them to become: AC-DC - Rock N' Roll Ain't ...
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Renaming a windows 2003 domain?

we currently have an office server running on Windows 2003. The server hosts e-mail (exchange) and active directory. Also we have two client pc's which get their internet connection and their profiles ...
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Rename files to add date modified to filename with Windows CMD or simple .TXT

I am attempting to rename a large batch of files to incorporate the dates in the "Date Modified" column from File Explorer into each filename in YYYYMMDD format. I was able to generate a ...
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Using rsync to rename files during copying with --files-from?

Using rsync, how can I rename files when copying with the --files-from argument? I have about 190,000 files, each of which need to be renamed when copying from source to destination. I plan to have ...
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How to clone, disjoin & rename a Windows 2008 R2 VM offline, then rejoin domain online

I have a Windows 2008 R2 domain joined server, which should be cloned as test server in the same domain! There is an MSSQL 2012 instance and Team Foundation Server 2013 installed, but this shouldn't ...
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How to Rename Part of a File Name from a Selection of Files in Windows?

How to Rename Part of a File Name from a Selection of Files in Windows? I know about the Windows trick where you just select a group of files and upon renaming it will add a sequential number to make ...
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How to rename machines after image install

Today I am deploying 20 brand new Dell workstations. These will all be for public use at a local library and will be replacing 20 older workstations, which will be moved to another branch of the ...
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How can I recursively change the case of files and folders under bash

I have some files and folders that are all in uppercase that I want to rename to their lowercase equivalent. What would be the best way to go about doing this in bash on a Linux system? As an example ...
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