Rename multiple directories matching pattern

Question

I would like to rename all directories under a basedir which match a name. For example:

In basedir/, I have:

- foo/bar/blah
- my/bar/foo         


        

Answer 1

find . -depth -name bar -type d -execdir mv {} baz \;

-execdir changes directory to the parent before executing the command, so the mv here will be local to each parent directory.