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Renaming a File[edit]

We can rename a file with the mv (move) command. Let's try it:

john-williams@codermerlin:~$  echo "Hello" > hello.txt

john-williams@codermerlin:~$  ls

john-williams@codermerlin:~$  mv hello.txt goodbye.txt

john-williams@codermerlin:~$  ls