Example tasks included cleaning up invoice chaos by renaming 50 messy PDFs to a consistent format like YYYY-MM-DD Vendor - Invoice - Product.pdf.
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Invoice Filename Normalization
Rename messy invoice PDFs into a consistent date-vendor-subject format
★☆☆ Beginner 5-10 min January 19, 2026
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Scenario
I have a batch of invoice PDFs with inconsistent filenames and need a date-and-vendor naming standard for archiving.
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Prompt
Rename all invoice PDFs in ~/Finance/Invoices using this format: YYYY-MM-DD Vendor - Invoice - Product.pdf - Extract date and vendor from each file - Keep the original files in a backup folder - Produce a before/after rename report
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Expected Result
Claude batch-renamed about 50 invoice PDFs into a consistent date-vendor-subject format and produced a before/after report.
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Tips
- • Ask for naming examples before execution
- • Flag files with uncertain amounts or currency