How to replace a string in all folder and file names

you can replace all the file names using for and mv command.

here i am replacing all the text files starting with abc names with xyz

for file in abc*.txt; do mv -v "$file" "${file/abc/xyz}"; done

the below command will replace the files recursively in all folders

for file in `find . -type f -name 'abc*.txt'`; do mv -v "$file" "${file/abc/xyz}"; done

Using find and rename:

find . -type f -exec rename 's/string1/string2/g' {} +

It's easier with zsh's zmv:

autoload zmv # best in ~/.zshrc
zmv '(**/)(*string1*)' '$1${2//string1/string2}'

Change to

zmv '(**/)(*string1*)(#qD)' '$1${2//string1/string2}'

If you also want to rename hidden files or files in hidden directories.

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