How to rename multiple file names through Ms-dos command

Question

How to add a String (100000) to multiple file names through Ms-dos command.

I have multiple files (customer,address,postal_area..etc) stored in single folder. I want to add 100000 string to these file names like below..

100000_customer.txt
100000_address.txt
100000_posrtal_area.txt

how to do this one with single dos command? Is it possible?

Many thhanks for your help.

Sunitha.

Hope this will help lot. http://www.howtogeek.com/111859/how-to-batch-rename-files-in-windows-4-ways-to-rename-multiple-files/ — HackerGK, Oct 28 '14 at 07:05
possible duplicate of [Rename multiple files in cmd](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17271586/rename-multiple-files-in-cmd) — Jens, Oct 28 '14 at 07:05
There is no MS-DOS anymore. I guess you really mean the Windows command line. — , Dec 04 '14 at 19:22

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 28 '14 at 07:24

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Try this command

ren "*.txt" "100000_*.txt"

edited Oct 28 '14 at 07:24

Monacraft

answered Oct 28 '14 at 07:09

RST

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This command will replace the starting characters in file name like '100000_r.txt', '100000__area.txt'. Is there a way not to do that? – user2723039 May 03 '16 at 20:19

Roel Descallar Crodua · Answer 2 · 2017-02-27T18:14:32.160

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I successfully rename my images files names with *.1

See my command below: ren "*.1" "*.jpg"

all the files chnaged to .jpg file extension.

edited Feb 27 '17 at 18:14

answered Feb 27 '17 at 18:03

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