# Renaming Patterns **URL:** \ **Category:** General Support / Questions\ **Created:** [November 7, 2017, 4:12am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/renaming-patterns/945 "2017-11-07T04:12:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JoFu](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/user_avatar/discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/jofu/32/336_2.png) [@JoFu](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/JoFu)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 4:12am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/renaming-patterns/945/1 "2017-11-07T04:12:11Z")
I’m pretty certain I’ve searched well enough, but if I’ve missed the answer to this in the forums or documents somewhere please forgive me. I use a naming structure for TV shows and movies where I use the first character of the name as a parent directory (not including the). I did not see a macro for this in the lists, but maybe I missed it? ---
**Author:** ![Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/Goose)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 4:55am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/renaming-patterns/945/2 "2017-11-07T04:55:35Z")
Check out this topic, see the section on Custom File Renaming: > [@MCEBuddy - Advanced Settings, Commands and Tweaking](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/mcebuddy-advanced-commands-and-tweaking/30): > > Advanced concepts to use MCEBuddy Refer to the [MCEBuddy Profiles Basics](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/27) page to learn about basic Profiles creation NOTE: Advanced Conversion Parameters apply to profiles.conf Do NOT edit mcebuddy.conf. As of v2.3.13 ALL Advanced Configuration Parameters (except FFmpegBackupRemux) in mcebuddy.conf can be accessed through the GUI, Settings → Expert Settings page DO NOT REPLACE THE NEW CONFIGURATION FILES WITH THE OLD FILES AS PARAMETERS IN THE NEW FILES ARE ADDED/UPDATED WITH EACH RELEASE. …