How Do You Rename Files in Linux Using the Command Line in the Terminal?
Let VAL show you how to use the command line in the Linux terminal to rename files.
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To rename a single file you can use the mv command. First type mv, then a space, the name of the file, a space, and the new name you wish the file to have. Then press Enter.
You can use ls to check the file has been renamed.
To rename multiple files, first install rename by entering sudo apt install rename.
Now if you want to change a load of jpg files to jpeg. Then type
rename 's/.jpeg/.jpg/' *.jpeg
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