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Batch rename files in directory with date modified timestamp as prefix of the filename
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batch_add_file_modified_date_as_filename_prefix.sh
# ref: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/43338/renaming-a-bunch-of-files-with-date-modified-timestamp-at-the-end-of-the-filenam
for f in *; do mv -- "$f" "$(date +%Y-%m-%d -r $f)-$f"; done
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