Rename Linux Files.

   How to rename Linux files? The example below show step by step to rename Linux files using mv command on Linux operating system. 

Rename Linux Files example

1.  Locate and list Linux file to be rename using ls command.

[linux@fedora11 ~]$ ls

Desktop    learn-create-directory  Pictures   Videos

Documents  linux_file.txt          Public

Download   Music                   Templates

[linux@fedora11 ~]$

2.  To rename Linux files, type in mv command, the filename that you want to rename and new file name.. on the example below, we rename Linux file linux_files.txt to rename_linux_files.txt

[linux@fedora11 ~]$ mv linux_file.txt rename_linux.txt

[linux@fedora11 ~]$

3.  Use ls command to verify that the procedure to rename Linux files successfully done...

[linux@fedora11 ~]$ ls

Desktop                 Music             Templates

Documents               Pictures          Videos

Download                Public

learn-create-directory  rename_linux.txt

[linux@fedora11 ~]$

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