How to Rename a file using Mac Terminal

In order to rename a file using Mac Terminal make use of the mv (move) command.

Example:

Suppose I have a file name myfile.txt on the Mac Desktop and I want to rename it to myfile_2020.txt then below are the steps,

Open Mac Terminal,
Move to the Desktop: cd ~/Desktop

Now to rename the file run the mv command,

Syntax:

mv current-file-name new-file-name

% mv myfile.txt myfile_2022.txt

The file will be renamed with myfile_2022.txt

Rename file using Mac Terminal using mv Command

Before renaming the file

After renaming the file

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