3.2.5 Moving and Renaming Files (mv)

You can both move and rename files using the same command, mv (move). In this example, use the mv command to rename tempfile to emptyfile:

$ mv tempfile emptyfile
$ 

Now list both files again to verify the change:

$ ls *file
copyfile    emptyfile

As you can see, tempfile is replaced by emptyfile.

For more information on the mv(1) command, refer to the man Pages(1): User Commands.