Rename multiple files based on pattern in Unix

Question

There are multiple files in a directory that begin with prefix fgh, for example:

fghfilea
fghfileb
fghfilec

I want to rename a

Answer 1

You can also use below script. it is very easy to run on terminal...

//Rename multiple files at a time

for file in  FILE_NAME*
do
    mv -i "${file}" "${file/FILE_NAME/RENAMED_FILE_NAME}"
done

Example:-

for file in  hello*
do
    mv -i "${file}" "${file/hello/JAISHREE}"
done