Rename a file on linux

General Discussion
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Need help renaming a file

This current file name
Skeletor’s Revenge (1986)

How can I rename it please

Thank you

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Ok, I’ll bite … three ways;

  1. User any GUI based file manager
  2. mv “Skeletor’s Revenge (1986)” newfile.txt
  3. type mv, then space, then S, then hit the tab key (assuming you’re in bash), to auto-complete the name, then add a space, then add the new name, then hit return
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…and I recommend that you don’t include any spaces or unusual characters (e.g. brackets, apostrophes, etc) in your file names, as doing so can make life very difficult when you come to manipulate files on a large scale. I use hyphens or underscores in place of spaces.