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06 Jul
Having 10 or more groups and want to reference group 1 in RegEx
Having 10 or more groups and want to reference group 1 in RegEx
Q: This regex rename is under the unzip…
My intent is to fix the lack of a leading zero in the MM field of the file name but limagito is seeing it as capture group 10, not capture group 1 with a zero after it.
Escaping the zero didn’t work either. Is there something else i could have done?
I eventually hard coded the 2025, because hopefully this is a 1 off error anyway.
A: You’ve identified a classic regex gotcha! When you have 10 or more groups and want to reference group 1 followed by a literal “0”, the regex engine interprets `\10` as group 10 instead of group 1 + “0”.
Here is a solution to solve this: Use \g<n> syntax (most regex flavors)
# Instead of: \10
# Use: \g<1>0
If you need any help with this ‘reference group 1 in RegEx’ question, please let us know.
Best Regards,
Limagito Team
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By Limagito-Team Rename regex
08 Jun
How to rename a file using its parent folder name
How to rename a file using its parent folder name
Q: When working with Limagito, we were wondering if you had recommendations on how to handle this scenario.
We would like to transfer files from a directory lets call it E:\Orignal Location. I have two folders and files under this directory below.
Under E:\Orignal Location\UNIT_1_4.1.2025\history.xml
Under E:\Orignal Location\UNIT_2_5.1.2025\history.xml
We would like to rename the history.xml to the parent folder name, highlighted above, while moving it to final file location E:\Final Location
The file result we are looking for is for two files in the location E:\Final Location:
UNIT_1_4.1.2025.xml
UNIT_2_5.1.2025.xml
How would you recommend configuring, or is it possible to configure the renaming since the value we want to rename is the parent name, while also moving the file to a new location with Limagito.
A: We did a test with pdf files instead of xml, but the result would be the same.
In your case,  E:\Orignal Location\ would be the WIN Source
Our Directory Filter setup:
Destination Setup:
Please uncheck ‘Create Subdir’ because all files should go to the same folder:
Enable ‘Rename Files during Copy/Move’
– Add the following file renaming setup:
RegEx:  (.*)\.(.*)
Replacement:  %SFS.\2
– Alternative file renaming setup when you have multiple levels of subfolders:
%SFS:?=?: parameter option was added recently
%SFS:0=1:
0 > start at the end of the subfolders(s) Var %SFS > %SFS = Source File Subfolder(s)
1 > use the last subfolder part only
RegEx:  (.*)\.(.*)
Replacement:  %SFS:0=1:.\2
– RunTime Log result:
If you need any help with this question, please let us know.
Best Regards,
Limagito Team
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By Limagito-Team How-to Rename parent folder, regex, rename
16 Feb
How to use parameters within the regex rename option
How to use parameters within the regex rename option
Q: have a case where I’m getting several files from a folder. I’m getting the following files with my filter:
20240212_P2.pdf
20240213_P2.pdf
Where 20240212 represents the date. I’m wanting the files output it to so they are consecutive pages on the same day:
20240213_P1.pdf
20240213_P2.pdf
In my file rename in the destination, I know that I could do something like (20240212)_([A-Z]\d+).pdf in the regex so I can accurately match the file, but it would be really cool if I could use (%TCD:mmddyyyy)_([A-Z]\d+).pdf with the parameter being used as a literal to match on, but I know Limagito is not setup to do that. This is more of a feature request as it would make it really useful.
Thanks for all you guys do!
A: We added a new option in v2024.2.16.0 to allow this. This is an advanced option, so it is a bit ‘hidden’.
Schedule button > Advanced Tab > “Allow Params In RegEx Renaming”:
File rename example using parameters within the RegEx field:
If you need any help with this ‘parameters within the regex rename option’ question, please let us know.
Best Regards,
Limagito Team
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By Limagito-Team Rename parameters, regex, rename