os x terminal command

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Does anyone know how can i remove '@2x~ipad' string from all files name in a directory do that a file named: image@2x~ipad.png will be renamed to: image.png I need to rename all files in a certain directory

Can I do it with a loop from terminal? any idea?

i've always just used a perl script call chcase, that allows you to use regular expressions to rename files -- http://www.primaledge.ca/chcase.html — Doon, Mar 20 '13 at 18:38
You might want to check out some [previous](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/102083/whats-the-best-tool-to-find-and-replace-regular-expressions-over-multiple-files) [questions](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/529345/best-way-to-do-a-find-replace-in-several-files) about this. — summea, Mar 20 '13 at 18:40

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 20 '13 at 19:13

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Using bash (in the terminal):

for file in *2x~ipad.png; do
  mv $file ${file%%\@2x~ipad.png}.png
done

answered Mar 20 '13 at 19:13

GoZoner

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Thank you :) !!!!!! saved me tones of time :) – user2169778 Mar 20 '13 at 19:30
Check mark and up vote please! – GoZoner Mar 20 '13 at 20:32

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