how to rename a file in linux

mv oldnamefile1 newnamefile1# Linux - Bash

# syntax:
mv <source-filename> <destination-filename>

# example-1 (fundamental - no switches):
mv "Initial_File_Name.txt" "New_File_Name.txt"mv oldfile.txt newfile.txtmv oldname newnamemv "old location" "new location"

mv /home/user/my_static /home/user/static

mv "file1.ext" "file2.ext"
To use mv to rename a file type mv , 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
eg. mv demo.py demo1.py