{"id":411,"date":"2011-02-02T04:43:16","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T10:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supportpro.com\/2011\/02\/rename-command\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T23:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:47:41","slug":"rename-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supportpro.com\/blog\/rename-command\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Rename Multiple Files Using the Linux Rename Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>rename<\/strong> command is a Perl-based utility on Linux used to quickly rename one or more files using pattern matching. 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