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rename

Renames one or more files or directories. Windows commands reference

On Windows, Linux

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Windows

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Renames one or more files or directories. Use wildcard characters (* and ?) to rename multiple files in a single command. NOTE: This command is the same as the ren command.

rename [<drive>:][<path>]<filename1> <filename2>
rename *.txt *.doc
rename img*.jpg pic*.jpg
rename ??-*.log ??_*.log
rename *.log *.log.bak
rename chap10 part10
[<drive>:][<path>]<filename1>Specifies the location and name of the file or set of files you want to rename. Filename1 can include wildcard characters (* and ?).
<filename2>Specifies the new name for the file. Use wildcard characters to specify new names for multiple files.
/?Shows help at the command prompt.
img001.jpgpic001.jpg
img_final.jpgpic_final.jpg
ab-server.logab_server.log
db-audit.logdb_audit.log
server.logserver.log.bak
app.debug.logapp.debug.log.bak

Several platforms

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Rename a file or group of files with a regex. WARNING: This command will overwrite files without prompting unless the -n option is used. Note: This page refers to the Perl version, also known as file-rename.

Replace from with to in the filenames of the specified files

rename 's/from/to/' *.txtIdentify

Simulate running the program without doing anything

rename -n 's/from/to/' *.txtIdentify

Change the extension

rename 's/\.old$/\.new/' *.txtIdentify

Change to lowercase (use -f in case-insensitive filesystems)

rename --force 'y/A-Z/a-z/' *.txtIdentify

Capitalize first letter of every word in the name

rename --force 's/\b(\w)/\U$1/g' *.txtIdentify

Replace spaces with underscores

rename 's/\s+/_/g' *.txtIdentify

Linux

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rename can refer to multiple commands with the same name.