how to group a files to a new folder by its first 5 charactors name on Mac OSX












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i have a ton of picture which its has a first 5 char the same like



12345 first.jpg
12345 second.jpg
12345 third.jpg
12345 forth.jpg
12345 fifth.jpg



and i want to group this five into a new folder and name it as "12345" folder
but i got a ton of this file list in a single folder
any suggestion on Automator workflow command



enter image description here



Thank in advance










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    i have a ton of picture which its has a first 5 char the same like



    12345 first.jpg
    12345 second.jpg
    12345 third.jpg
    12345 forth.jpg
    12345 fifth.jpg



    and i want to group this five into a new folder and name it as "12345" folder
    but i got a ton of this file list in a single folder
    any suggestion on Automator workflow command



    enter image description here



    Thank in advance










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      i have a ton of picture which its has a first 5 char the same like



      12345 first.jpg
      12345 second.jpg
      12345 third.jpg
      12345 forth.jpg
      12345 fifth.jpg



      and i want to group this five into a new folder and name it as "12345" folder
      but i got a ton of this file list in a single folder
      any suggestion on Automator workflow command



      enter image description here



      Thank in advance










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      i have a ton of picture which its has a first 5 char the same like



      12345 first.jpg
      12345 second.jpg
      12345 third.jpg
      12345 forth.jpg
      12345 fifth.jpg



      and i want to group this five into a new folder and name it as "12345" folder
      but i got a ton of this file list in a single folder
      any suggestion on Automator workflow command



      enter image description here



      Thank in advance







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