batch rename files or folders recursively in bash

file-folder-rename-bash-recursive.txt

command to find recursively files {can be modified for folders too, change -type f}, and renamed them by specfying regex pattern

find . -type f -maxdepth [depth] -name "[filepattern]" | while read FNAME; do mv "$FNAME" "${FNAME//search/replace}"; done

example:

find . -type f -maxdepth 1 -name "domain*.php" | while read FNAME; do mv "$FNAME" "${FNAME//domain/lead}"; done

before:             after:

domains.php         leads.php
domain.php          lead.php


to do same for folders just change -type f --> -type d

Thank you, very helpful :D

Thanks. Saved me lot of trouble!

@larmoe you're welcome, glad it helped

@joselcvarela you're welcome!

cheers mate!

the find command argument is reversed, it does not accept global commands before the other parameters, correction: find. -maxdepth [depth] -type f -name "[filepattern]" ...
it may be a question of some version or the options selected in [depth]