Command to rename directory and file in Linux

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS  (Linux)
Q: How to rename file/directory in linux OS?

The "mv" (move) command will also used to rename directory / file in linux systems if the source and destination directory are same. 


linux rename directory

[root@server ~#]mv /home/admin/Picture /home/admin/images
#The above command will rename directory "Picture" to "images".


linux rename file

[root@server ~#]mv /home/admin/Picture/bird.jpg /home/admin/Picture/eagle.jpg

#The above command will rename file "bird.jpg" to "eagle.jpg".

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