Rename files in bulk
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Whenever the files are in the same directory, vidir from moreutils is the best
interactive tool.
If files are scattered across multiple directories, consider using the
rename utility from util-linux.
A simple example to rename all readme.md files to README.md for consistency:
shell
rename 's/readme\.md/README.md/' **/*A more recent example (2024-07-25):
shell
rename 's/promtail-global-testing/promtail-global/g' **/*If there are nested directories that match the expression, you’ll need to run
rename multiple times.
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