text_combined: raboud regvkefutelusplanetnet monday 03 march 2008 1653 greg freemyer wrote directory several hundred files alphabetical order way need need rename totally different sequence ie currently nnn_mmm_llltif need rename aaa_xxxxtif aaa fixed xxxx sequence specify starting point im write shell script would nice preexisting tool could call mmv close think dont know sequence number greg think krename dont mind gui specify prefix aaa_ set custom file name include sequence four digits starting like renamed file im clear xxxx file determined simply based numerical order nnn_mmm_lll something sophisticted krename sort numerical order input files may serve purpose hth fri 08 aug 2008 004022 0700 opensuse need tool like mmv generate sequential names