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title: "How to rename a file in Linux?"  
description: "How to rename a file in Linux?"  
author: "Mukul Goenka"  
published: 2022-04-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96833/how-to-rename-a-file-in-linux  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "linux"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to rename a file in Linux?

How to [rename](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/23303/how-to-rename-extention-of-mdf-file) a file in Linux?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

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- There are various ways to **rename files in [Linux](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96810/what-is-linux),** including the graphical user interface and a number of dedicated terminal commands. Individual files can be renamed reasonably easily, however renaming numerous files at once can be difficult.
- To move files and directories from the terminal, use the Linux mv (move) command. The syntax is as follows:
- mv [options] [source] [destination]

- When you use the mv command and specify a target directory, the source file is moved to that directory. If the destination file has a different name than the source file, the mv command renames the source file to that name.

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