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+#!/bin/bash
+# Desc: Zero-pad working dir files with initial digits for sorting
+# Usage: zeropad.sh
+# Version: 0.0.1
+
+# Find the maximum number of leading digits in the filenames of working dir
+max_digits=$(ls -1 * | sed 's/[^0-9].*//' | awk '{ if(length > L) L=length } END { print L }');
+declare -p max_digits;
+
+# Loop over the files and rename them
+for file in *; do
+ # Extract the leading digits
+ digits=$(echo "$file" | sed 's/\([0-9]*\).*/\1/');
+ # Zero-pad the digits
+ padded_digits=$(printf "%0${max_digits}d" "$digits");
+ # Construct the new filename
+ new_file="${padded_digits}${file#${digits}}";
+ # Rename the file
+ mv -n "$file" "$new_file"
+ # declare -p file new_file; # debug
+done;
+
+