Rename multiple files based on pattern in Unix
batch-rename, file, rename, unix
Solution
There are several ways, but using `rename` will probably be the easiest.
Using one version of `rename` (Perl's `rename`):
rename 's/^fgh/jkl/' fgh*
Using another version of `rename` (same as Judy2K's answer):
rename fgh jkl fgh*
You should check your platform's man page to see which of the above applies.
Problem
There are multiple files in a directory that begin with prefix `fgh`, for example: ``` fghfilea fghfileb fghfilec ``` I want to rename all of them to begin with prefix `jkl`. Is there a single command to do that instead of renaming each file individually?