Rename files and directories in Linux

Rename files and directories in Linux Overview Hello there Linux aficionados! Today’s chapter is all about how to rename files and directories in Linux using many different tools in cli and applying various diferrent techniques. We’ll also cover some example how to rename multiple files and directories in linux, aka - batch renaming. Last time we discussed how to copy files and directories and I mentioned ‘mv’ command. Like its name suggests, it’s used primarily for moving files or directories from one destination to another, practically doing cut & paste operations. But appart from that it’s also capable of renaming the files and directories as well and we’re going to start of this post with introducing the rename files and directories in linux with ‘mv’. ...

April 4, 2024 · 8 min · 1551 words · MarkoN