rename file linux terminal code example

Example 1: bash rename file

mv oldname newname

Example 2: rename a file in linux

mv oldfile.txt newfile.txt

Example 3: unix rename file

mv thirdfile file3

Example 4: rename file linux

mv (option) filename1.ext filename2.ext

Example 5: linux find and rename files with text

find . -type f -name 'Lucky-*' | while read FILE ; do
    newfile="$(echo ${FILE} |sed -e 's/\\#U00a9/safe/')" ;
    mv "${FILE}" "${newfile}" ;
done