# How to remove track from filename?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-track-from-filename/8623
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 18, 2009, 6:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-track-from-filename/8623 "2009-07-18T06:48:47Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2009, 3:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-track-from-filename/8623/5 "2009-07-19T03:43:53Z")

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> [@Tweak322](#):
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> I want the the track number, period and the first hyphen removed from the filename

This expression removes leading numbers, dots, hyphens and also space characters from the filename.

**$regexp(%\_FILENAME%,'\[1\]+(.\*)',$1)**

Use it with "[Alt-1] Tag-Filename" or with an action "Format value".

DD.20090719.0747.CEST

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