# Tag editing
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-editing/4402
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 31, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-editing/4402 "2007-01-31T16:30:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Chris\_J](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Chris_J)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-editing/4402/1 "2007-01-31T16:30:41Z")
Here we go again....
I have several title tags which look like the following:
Ian AVG changed the world
Ian AVG hope
AVG DT front row seat
JCL DRY Near you.mp3
I wish to remove the first two statements, ie: Ian AVG or AVG DT leaving everything after. I have tried multiple combinations of strings in "replace with regular expression" but to no avail. For example, using the following:
**Regular Expression:**
^(._) (._) (.\*)$
**Replace Matches With:**
$3
Returns the value "world" and not "changed the world
Please help.
Thanks,
Chris
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-editing/4402/2 "2007-01-31T18:15:42Z")
RE:
^[^\s]+\s[^\s]+\s
Replace:
-empty-
Or you change your RE to ^(._?) (._?) (.\*)$
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### Author:  [@Chris\_J](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Chris_J)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-editing/4402/3 "2007-02-05T16:01:59Z")
Thank you for the quick response, Dano, and please forgive the tardy reply. Once again you have "bailed" me out.
Chris
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### Author:  [@Rastamax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rastamax)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2007, 3:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-editing/4402/4 "2007-05-28T03:38:47Z")
Hi all,
I ran across this thread while searching for a solution to my 'Tag Editing' dilemma. I have a bunch of files the look like this:
01 Bob Smith - His Greastest Works - His Greatest Works.mp3
02 Mary Ann Farr - Golden Years - Golden Years.mp3
03 etc.
These files have no Track, Artist, or Title tags. Using Convert Filename - Tag, I am able to get this split:
Track Title Artist
01 His Greastest Works - His Greatest Works Bob Smith
02 Golden Years - Golden Years Mary Ann Farr
The thing I can't figure out is how to remove one of the duplicates being that they comprise the Title Tag and the number of words in the actual title vary by track.
Ultimately, I'm trying to get to here:
Track Title Artist
01 His Greastest Works Bob Smith
02 Golden Years Mary Ann Farr
My wife and I have both been racking our brains on this for hours and hours.
We would be super grateful if someone could lend us a hand with this.
UPDATE - Please disregard this request. After posting, I came across
[/t/4798/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/4798/1)
I played around with %Dummy% a little bit and came up the the convert filename-tag expression
%track% %artist% %artist% - %title% - %dummy%
Works great. I just hadn't read enough before posting my question...oops. This forum is spot on!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-editing/4402/5 "2026-02-09T12:20:07Z")