# a dash after the first word
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-dash-after-the-first-word/13313
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 11, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-dash-after-the-first-word/13313 "2012-04-11T04:58:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-dash-after-the-first-word/13313/1 "2012-04-11T04:58:24Z")
i have a few titles as this.
4shared -93 P Susheela
**i want to get it as \> 93 P Susheela**
i tried the following with no success
1. filename filename conversion old pattern $1-$2
new pattern $2
not accepting by mp3tag
2)to get a dash after the first word
REPLACE WITH RE
FIELD\>title
RE\> (._?)(._)
Rep with\> $1-$2
result is i get a dash before the first word\>becomes -4shared -93 P Susheela
2. i tried the following to get a dash after the second word
REPLACE WITH RE
FIELD\>title
RE\> (._?)(._?)(.\*)
Rep with\> $1-$2
result is i get a dash \>becomes -
3. tried to delete a few characters from the begining of the string with
.{7} didnot give the result
it shows that the string is being considered as one word by the mp3tag.
how can i get the result?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2012, 5:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-dash-after-the-first-word/13313/2 "2012-04-11T05:17:37Z")
> [@evergreen1](#):
>
> ...i tried the following with no success
>
> 1. filename filename conversion old pattern $1-$2
> new pattern $2
> not accepting by mp3tag ...
The converter filename-filename uses
%1-%2
as variables.
You have used the wrong syntax.
Also: Why do you use the filename-converter if you want to modify TITLE?
For the regular expression I would use teh following pattern:
^._-(._)
Replace with
$1
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2012, 5:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-dash-after-the-first-word/13313/3 "2012-04-11T05:50:05Z")
> [@evergreen1](#):
>
> i have a few titles as this.
> 4shared -93 P Susheela
>
> **i want to get it as \> 93 P Susheela**
>
> i tried the following with no success
>
> 1. filename filename conversion old pattern $1-$2
> new pattern $2
> not accepting by mp3tag
Use the correct syntax and placeholders in the converter "Filename - Filename", see picture ...
> [@evergreen1](#):
>
> 2)to get a dash after the first word
> REPLACE WITH RE
> FIELD\>title
> RE\> (._?)(._)
> Rep with\> $1-$2
> result is i get a dash before the first word\>becomes -4shared -93 P Susheela
It is not clear what you want to achieve, what do you mean with "word"?
> [@evergreen1](#):
>
> 1. i tried the following to get a dash after the second word
> REPLACE WITH RE
> FIELD\>title
> RE\> (._?)(._?)(.\*)
> Rep with\> $1-$2
> result is i get a dash \>becomes -
It is not clear what you want to achieve, what do you mean with "word"?
See also:
[how to get a dash between words](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11361/3)
> [@evergreen1](#):
>
> 1. tried to delete a few characters from the begining of the string with
> .{7} didnot give the result
> it shows that the string is being considered as one word by the mp3tag.
> how can i get the result?
You can "throw an anchor", that means, tell the regexp where to start the examination.
For example, the caret sign ^ marks the left side of the given string as the starting point.
$regexp(%\_FILENAME%,'^.{7}',)
See also:
[How to eliminate one character from beginning of title?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/9808/1)
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-dash-after-the-first-word/13313/4 "2026-02-09T12:23:47Z")