Hi Vincent,
I understand that you want to rename multiple folders by removing the "_local" suffix from each folder's name.
I assume you have access to the directory containing these folders and that you want to perform this operation programmatically using MATLAB.
- List All Folders: Use the dir function to list all items in the directory. Filter out files and keep only directories that have the "_local" suffix.
- Loop Through Each Folder: Iterate over each folder that needs renaming. Extract the base name by removing the "_local" suffix.
- Rename Folders: Use the movefile function to rename the folders. This function can change folder names by moving them to a new name.
- Error Handling: Include error handling to manage potential issues, such as name conflicts or permission errors.
- Verify Changes: After renaming, you might want to verify that all folders have been renamed correctly by listing the directory contents again.
Please find the complete code for the same:
% Get list of all items in the current directory
items = dir();
% Filter out folders that end with '_local'
folders = items([items.isdir] & endsWith({items.name}, '_local'));
% Loop through each folder
for i = 1:length(folders)
oldName = folders(i).name;
% Remove '_local' suffix
newName = extractBefore(oldName, '_local');
try
% Rename the folder
movefile(oldName, newName);
catch ME
fprintf('Error renaming folder %s: %s\n', oldName, ME.message);
end
end
% Verify changes
updatedItems = dir();
disp({updatedItems.name});
References:
- Refer to the documentation of "dir" for listing directory contents: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/dir.html
- Refer to the documentation of "movefile" for renaming files and directories: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/movefile.html
- Refer to the documentation of "endsWith" for checking string suffixes: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/endswith.html
Hope this helps!
