Rename a file in the Linux terminal

Posted by bob on Aug 6, 2021 3:32 AM EDT
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To rename a file on a computer with a graphical interface, you open a window, find the file you want to rename, click on its name (or right-click and select the option to rename), and then enter a new name. To rename a file in the terminal, you actually move the file with mv, but you move the file from itself to itself with a new name.

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