Powershell – How to replace specific string in a file name using powershell

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I am trying to write a powershell script which go to specific folder which have multiple folders containing Excel file. File name is as example
1_RIM_Reports_201510.xlsx
2_Rim_Reports_September.xlsx

Now I want to change replace the word RIM with NIR how can i do that for multiple files.

1_NIR_Reports_201510.xlsx
2_NIR_Reports_September.xlsx

Get-ChildItem $directory -Recurse |

    Rename-Item { $_.name -replace '*RIM*.xlsx', '*NIR*.xlsx' }

Best Answer

If your string always have the the underscore _ before and after you can simply use this:

Get-ChildItem $Directory -Recurse | 
Foreach-Object { Rename-Item $_.FullName ($_.FullName -replace "_RIN_","_NIR_")}

Otherwise you need to use Regular Expression, if this is the case let us know

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Powershell – How to replace string in files and file and folder names recursively with PowerShell

With a few requirements refinements, I ended up with this script:

$match = "MyAssembly" 
$replacement = Read-Host "Please enter a solution name"

$files = Get-ChildItem $(get-location) -filter *MyAssembly* -Recurse

$files |
    Sort-Object -Descending -Property { $_.FullName } |
    Rename-Item -newname { $_.name -replace $match, $replacement } -force



$files = Get-ChildItem $(get-location) -include *.cs, *.csproj, *.sln -Recurse 

foreach($file in $files) 
{ 
    ((Get-Content $file.fullname) -creplace $match, $replacement) | set-content $file.fullname 
}

read-host -prompt "Done! Press any key to close."

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