replace names of all directiories and files in PS

Question

I want to replace all space characters into \"_\" in names of all subfolders and files. Unfortunately when I type:

Get-ChildItem -recurse -name | ForEach-Obj         


        

Answer 1

Don't use the Name switch, it outputs only the names of the objects, not their full path. Try this:

Get-ChildItem -Recurse | `
   Where-Object {$_.Name -match ' '} | `
     Rename-Item -NewName { $_.Name -replace ' ','_' }