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MRAdmin23
MRAdmin23

Reputation: 411

Replace Part of File Name Powershell

I have files that are generated every morning:

I would like to rename the files:

I would basically be replacing Default with VOD.

I am using Powershell 1.0. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Upvotes: 41

Views: 95085

Answers (4)

Eris
Eris

Reputation: 11

If you're looking for a generic version that will take your find and replace as parameters and log out what you've renamed (handy, imo), here's one building from Cole9350's answer:

$Find = $args[0]
$Replace = $args[1]
$TargetFiles =  Get-ChildItem | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*$Find*"}
ForEach($File in $TargetFiles) 
{
    $newname = ([String]$File).Replace($Find,$Replace)
    write-host "Renaming $File to $newname"
    Rename-item -Path $File.PSPath $newname
}

And if you want it recursive, just add -Recurse after Get-ChildItem

Upvotes: 1

lacecoasts
lacecoasts

Reputation: 671

simplified:

ls *.csv | Rename-Item -NewName {$_.name -replace "Default","VOD"}

Upvotes: 67

Cole9350
Cole9350

Reputation: 5560

gci | ?{$_.Name -like "Default*"} | % {$newname = ([String]$_).Replace("Default","VOD"); Rename-item $_ $newname}

A more explanatory version:

$DefaultFiles =  Get-ChildItem | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "Default*"}
ForEach($File in $DefaultFiles) 
{
    $newname = ([String]$File).Replace("Default","VOD")
    Rename-item -Path $File $newname
}

Upvotes: 7

Adil Hindistan
Adil Hindistan

Reputation: 6605

I do not have PowerShell 1.0 to test, but assuming you are running this in the folder where files reside, you can try:

Get-ChildItem Default_*.csv  |Rename-Item -NewName {$_.name -replace '^Default','VOD'}

Upvotes: 24

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