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Change file names in a directory and its sub-directories.
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change-file-names.py
import os
for dpath, dnames, fnames in os.walk('/path/to/dir'):
for f in fnames:
os.chdir(dpath)
if f.endswith('.pdf'):
os.rename(f, f.replace(' ', '-'))
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iamaziz commented May 30, 2015

for example:

Before

dir
├── file number 0.txt
├── file number 1.txt
├── file number 2.txt
└── subfolder
    ├── file 1.txt
    └── file 2.txt

After

dir
├── file-number-0.txt
├── file-number-1.txt
├── file-number-2.txt
└── subfolder
    ├── file-1.txt
    └── file-2.txt

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