# Change names easily

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-names-easily/187158>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 18, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-names-easily/187158 "2010-04-18T21:18:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![yijisoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/6de8d8/32.png) [@yijisoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yijisoo)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-names-easily/187158/1 "2010-04-18T21:18:15Z")

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How can I change a name of controller or model all together… It turns  
out to be a big hassle because names are important in linking source  
codes (e.g., model names are linked with database structure and  
controller are linked with views).

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**Author:** ![yijisoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/6de8d8/32.png) [@yijisoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yijisoo)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 6:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-names-easily/187158/2 "2010-04-19T06:35:26Z")

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RubyMine IDE got refactoring features for that. Like when you rename  
controller - it will rename model, and views folder e.t.c  
But I don’t believe in that. Some AI mistake and you won’t even know  
about  
it. Just rename them all by hands. No big deal 🙂