changing names of files

I have 100 file name wflux_23.34_86.45,wflux_12.34_76.34 like that and I have to change the name data_23.34_86.45,data_12.34_76.34 etc. How can I do it in matlab.

Answer 1

[David Sanchez]

% Renaming a File in the Current Folder
% In the current folder, rename oldname.m to newname.m:
% movefile('oldname.m','newname.m')

my_files = dir ('*.pdf');

for k=1:numel(my_files)
    newname = strcat('data', my_files(k).name(6:end));
    movefile(my_files(k).name, newname);
end

[Tanmoyee Bhattacharya]

Thanks.It works