Thread: Is this command serve the purpose of renaming

Is it possible to rename files or directories using mv command in Linux. I know that mv command is used for moving files or directories around the file system. But what about renaming. Can we use this command for this purpose

Actually mv command is called as rename command and is used for renaming files or directories.
The general syntax of this command is
#mv geek1 geek2
The above renames file geek1 to geek2.
mv command is used not only to rename files. It is also used to rename directories.