Moving and Renaming Files (mv)

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

$ mv tempfile emptyfile
$ 

Then list both files again to verify the change.

$ ls *file
copyfile    emptyfile

tempfile is replaced by emptyfile.

For more information on moving and renaming files, see the man page mv(1).