For decades, Linux users have been renaming files with the mv command. It’s easy, and the command does just what you expect. Yet sometimes you need to rename a large group of files.

Let's start with a simple Linux command that everyone's probably already mastered: mv, which moves a file or directory from one spot in the filesystem to another (and/or renames it). As you know, you ...

Getting started with Linux can be more than a little daunting. In this article we help you learn the commands needed to find your way around and teach you how to find out more on your own.