Rename files and directories recursively under ubuntu /bash

Question

I want to rename all files and directories that contain the word \"special\" to \"regular\". It should maintain case sensitivity so \"Special\" won\'t become \"regular\".

Answer 1

For rename version rename from util-linux 2.23.2 the following command worked for me:

find . -type f -exec rename mariadb mariadb-proxy '{}' \;