Find and replace string in folder name using command line

Question

How can I replace a string in all my folder names in one directory. For example if I have these folders

hellojoe hellomary hellosusan

I want to change these to

worldjoe worldmary worldsusan

Are you trying to avoid changing the names of regular files? — William Pursell
– William Pursell, Commented Apr 15, 2020 at 15:22
Yes I would like to change the folder names only, without touching the files. In my case, that's not a concern, since there are no files in that folder, so my provided answer works. But being more explicit would make a better answer of course. — fractal5
– fractal5, Commented Apr 15, 2020 at 18:16
In the answer you've given, just add -type d to restrict to directories. — William Pursell
– William Pursell, Commented Apr 15, 2020 at 19:56

fractal5 · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-15 15:12:14Z

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Using this command works

find . -name 'hello*' -exec bash -c 'mv "$1" "${1/hello/world}"' -- {} \;

answered Apr 15, 2020 at 15:12

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