How To Rename Files In Linux

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Mohd Sohail
Jul 4, 2018

One of the most basic things that any user does in Linux is rename files. You can rename files in Linux using a file manager, but it isn’t very interesting. In this article, you will learn renaming a file or rename multiple files in Linux through the terminal.

MS

Mohd Sohail

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