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Rename multiple files based on pattern in Unix

May 17, 2022 by IT Nursery

There are multiple files in a directory that begin with prefix fgh, for example: fghfilea fghfileb fghfilec I want to rename all of them to begin with prefix jkl. Is there a single command to do that instead of renaming each file individually? 23 Answers 23

How do I completely rename an Xcode project (i.e. inclusive of folders)?

April 29, 2022 by IT Nursery

I have a project named XXX. I want to rename this project to YYY. Note that XXX is an extremely common term (for e.g. “data”, or simply “project”), and thus a simple RegEx search-and-replace is not possible, out of risk of corrupting the project configuration files. My current project directory contains the following items: XXX … Read more