In my previous guide, I have shared four methods of renaming a file or a folder, in that guide I have discussed a little bit about renaming via command line. In this guide, we will discuss it in detail. The command we will use for this is: mv. The mv command not only renames your file/folder, it can change the location of your renamed file if you wish to do so.
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Let’s get familiar with the syntax of mv command first:
If the file or folder you want to rename is in the current working directory(to check your current working directory just type pwd on terminal and hit return):
If the file or folder you wish to rename is not in the current working directory then you need to provide the full file name.
Renaming a file via command line
Steps are as follows:
1. Type mv then open Finder and drag the file on terminal (this is to copy the full path of file to the terminal)
Note: Please do note that while dragging the file to terminal, make sure that the finder window and terminal window don’t overlap else this trick won’t work.
Wget downloadfileurl. Download One Single File Using wget. In case you need to download multiple files using the wget command, then you need to create a new text file and write down all the files URLs that you need to download. Next, use the file name alongside with the wget command as follows: wget -i downloadlist.txt curl command.
2. Now you need to give the new file name, here you have two options based on where you want your new file to be. If you want your new file at the same location then type the same full path (or you can drag the file again and just edit the file name) with the new file name. The full command will look like this:
If you want your renamed file at different location then instead of copying the same full path again just type the new file path with file name. This operation will change the file name as well as change the location of your file.
For example:
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Now the renamed file would be moved from TheMacBeginner folder to the Documents folder.