A Better Finder Rename allows you to use an advanced technique called "Regular Expression Substitution" to replace text segments.
This is an advanced technique which requires a certain familiarity with programming concepts and may thus prove inappropriate for novice computer users.
The feature is available via the "Replace regular expression" and the "Re-arrange using regular expressions" actions in the "Advanced & Special" category. The help topics for either action contain a mini-tutorial on how to get started.
An overview of basic regular expression syntax is available in the Basic Regular Expression Syntax help topic.
The regular expression support of A Better Finder Rename 9 is based on the RegexKitLite framework, which uses the regular expression engine from the ICU library which is shipped with Mac OS X.
The full supported syntax is documented on the ICU website
There are number of good regular expression tutorial available on the internet:
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