:: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :: :: Batch script to rename files to remove prefix :: :: http://kedar.nitty-witty.com :: :: Usage: RemovePrefix.bat :: :: example: RenZeroPad.bat ext 4 >> "0001file.ext" renamed to "file.ext" :: :: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :: @echo off setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion set /a cnt=1 for %%i in (*.%1) do ( set str=%%i set newstr=!str:~%2! ren "%%i" "!newstr!" )