{"id":4955,"date":"2023-02-11T15:27:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T09:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=4955"},"modified":"2023-02-11T15:27:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T09:57:53","slug":"can-you-rename-a-directory-in-linux-using-the-cli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/can-you-rename-a-directory-in-linux-using-the-cli\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you rename a directory in Linux using the CLI?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, you can rename a directory in Linux using the command line interface (CLI). The simplest way to do this is to use the <code>mv<\/code> command.<\/p>\n<p>The <code>mv<\/code> command is used to move or rename files and directories in Linux. To rename a directory, simply specify the current name of the directory as the source and the desired new name as the destination:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-shell\"><span class=\"hljs-meta prompt_\">$ <\/span><span class=\"bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">mv<\/span> old_directory_name new_directory_name<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For example, if you have a directory named <code>old_dir<\/code> and you want to rename it to <code>new_dir<\/code>, you would run the following command:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-shell\"><span class=\"hljs-meta prompt_\">$ <\/span><span class=\"bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">mv<\/span> old_dir new_dir<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This will immediately rename the directory from <code>old_dir<\/code> to <code>new_dir<\/code>. 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