rename:keep characters from start

[yusef88]

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"Remove characters from start" $n = input("Number of characters to remove:");
  rename r, "^(.{$n})(.+) > $2", "p";

hi, the above command removes the characters but how about keeping them?

[highend]

So you want to keep $n characters and remove the rest?

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    $n = input("Number of characters to keep:");
    rename r, "^(.{$n})(.*(?=\.))(.+) > $1$3", "p";

[yusef88]

exactly.very thanks

[Theodecarvalho]

I tried it with folders, with goal to merge them, but I failed it...

[highend]

Because the pattern above is for files, not folders...

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    $n = input("Number of characters to keep:");
    rename r, "^(.{$n})(.*) > $1", "p";

[Theodecarvalho]

Is there a way to merge folders that became with same name?