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Recursively change file name substring
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recursively_change_filename.sh
#from http://serverfault.com/a/226717
#change all filename contains *string1* into *string2*
#change filename recursively
find . -name "*string1*" -exec sh -c 'mv "$1" "$(echo "$1" | sed s/string1/string2/)"' _ {} \;
#preview the command which will be excuted
find . -name "*string1*" -exec sh -c 'echo mv "$1" "$(echo "$1" | sed s/string1/string2/)"' _ {} \;
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