Matlab: automated ommitting of letters from mutiple file names

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SUMMARY

The discussion focuses on automating the renaming of multiple file names in MATLAB, specifically removing the "daily" suffix from filenames formatted as "varname_sample_daily". Users can utilize MATLAB functions such as dir, movefile, substring, and strfind to achieve this task efficiently. A script can be created to iterate through the files and rename them, thus eliminating the need for manual changes. This approach significantly streamlines the process for users managing large datasets.

PREREQUISITES
  • Basic understanding of MATLAB programming
  • Familiarity with file handling in MATLAB
  • Knowledge of string manipulation functions in MATLAB
  • Experience with loops and conditional statements in MATLAB
NEXT STEPS
  • Research how to use the dir function to list files in a directory
  • Learn about the movefile function for renaming files
  • Explore string manipulation techniques using substring and strfind
  • Investigate creating automated scripts in MATLAB for batch processing
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New MATLAB users, data analysts, and researchers managing large datasets who need to automate file renaming processes.

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Forgive me if this sounds really stupid. I am a new Matlab user, and I have about 200 data sets from various samples in the naming format "varname_sample_daily" and i wish to remove the "daily" portion of it from the variable name through an automated process (i.e change all file names to just "varname_sample").

I am not sure if there's a script that could help me with this rather than having to change them all manually (which I really dread). Would greatly appreciate if anyone can offer some help with this. Thanks!
 
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is this homework for some class??
regardless take a look at the following Matlab functions
dir
movefile
substring
strfind
 

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