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DiapDealer · 03-03-2019, 08:30 AM

The only mass-renaming feature Sigil has requires you to set a base name and a starting position. You accomplish this by selecting the multiple files in Sigil's Book Browser and then right-clicking and selecting "Rename" from the context menu. You'll then be presented with dialog to choose the start name. If you enter image0001. all files will be renamed starting with 0001 and increasing from there (the existing extensions will be preserved). Mousing over the label on the dialog box will give you tips of how the mass renaming works.

But as far as what you want to do ... I'm afraid the answer is no. Sigil has no mass rename functionality which will allow you to delete only the prefix from a group of similarly named files.

03-03-2019, 08:30 AM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,854 Karma: 207000000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	The only mass-renaming feature Sigil has requires you to set a base name and a starting position. You accomplish this by selecting the multiple files in Sigil's Book Browser and then right-clicking and selecting "Rename" from the context menu. You'll then be presented with dialog to choose the start name. If you enter image0001. all files will be renamed starting with 0001 and increasing from there (the existing extensions will be preserved). Mousing over the label on the dialog box will give you tips of how the mass renaming works. But as far as what you want to do ... I'm afraid the answer is no. Sigil has no mass rename functionality which will allow you to delete only the prefix from a group of similarly named files. Last edited by DiapDealer; 03-03-2019 at 08:32 AM.