mv oldnamefile1 newnamefile1
To use mv to rename a file type mv , a space, the name of the file, a space, and the new name you wish the file to have. Then press Enter. You can use ls to check the file has been renamed eg. mv demo.py demo1.py
# Linux - Bash # syntax: mv <source-filename> <destination-filename> # example-1 (fundamental - no switches): mv "Initial_File_Name.txt" "New_File_Name.txt"
mv oldfile.txt newfile.txt
mv oldname newname
mv thirdfile file3
mv "old location" "new location" mv /home/user/my_static /home/user/static mv "file1.ext" "file2.ext"
mv (option) filename1.ext filename2.ext