Rename files or folders under Linux (MV command with rename command)

To rename a file or directory under Linux, you can use the MV command or the rename command

Mv

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The MV command can be renamed or moved to a file or folder.

Example: Renaming directory A to B

MV A B

Example: Move the/a directory to/b and rename to C

mv/a/b/c

In fact, in the text mode to rename the file or directory, just need to use the MV command, for example, to rename a file named ABC to 1234:

MV ABC 1234

Note that if there is also a 1234 file in the current directory, the file will be overwritten.

Rename

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Batch create file names that are similar in size. "The first step in testing"

[[email protected] net]# for I in ' seq-w 10 '
> Do touch stu\_$i\_linux.jpg
> Done
[Email protected] net]# SL
Total 0
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_01_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_02_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_03_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_04_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_05_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_06_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_07_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_08_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_09_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_10_linux.jpg

Then, use Rename to modify

[Email protected] net]# rename \_linux ' *.jpg
[Email protected] net]# SL
Total 0
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_01.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_02.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_03.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_04.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_05.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_06.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_07.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_08.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_09.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:22 stu_10.jpg

Note that if you want to replace the dash, you cannot add any quotation marks.

Create some test files:

[[email protected] net]# for I in ' seq-w 10 '; Do touch stu\_$i\_linux.jpg; Done
[Email protected] net]# SL
Total 0
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:58 stu_01_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:58 stu_02_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:58 stu_03_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:58 stu_04_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:58 stu_05_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:58 stu_06_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:58 stu_07_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:58 stu_08_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:58 stu_09_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:58 stu_10_linux.jpg
[Email protected] net]# rename ' \_linux ' *.jpg
[Email protected] net]# SL
Total 0
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:27 stu_01_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:27 stu_02_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:27 stu_03_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:27 stu_04_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:27 stu_05_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:27 stu_06_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:27 stu_07_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:27 stu_08_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:27 stu_09_linux.jpg
-rw-r--r--1 root root 0 Oct 9 21:27 stu_10_linux.jpg

Rename version If it is a Perl version, the Rename command is supported by regular, so in the Perl version of the Rename, the execution of the above command can be successful, if the rename version is version C, then the above command is unsuccessful.

This is a version support issue, so don't delve into it. For a comparison of the two versions, refer to the: Linux under rename command in bulk Rename in detail.

The previous problem may be due to the fact that his rename version is not supported. So, the point here is rename, although this command is not very important. But it's actually very useful, isn't it?

Of course, some people will say, you this is in a directory, then I in a different directory?
With two commands. A find first to modify the file to find out, then a pipeline, a rename is not finished?
Yes, the above approach can be said to be a way of thinking, in fact there are many kinds of ideas.

Attached, view the rename version of the information

[[email protected] net]# Man Rename | Head-1
RENAME (1) Linux Programmer ' s Manual RENAME (1)

Rename files or folders under Linux (MV command with rename command)