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Posted by Shmuel Zilberman
Shmuel Zilberman
1,409 Points

ls -l

my ls -l is hi.txt how do i switch it?

Adam N
Adam N
70,280 Points

That command lists the files in the folder you're in. If you rename the file, the command will display a different name for it.

Let me know if this helps here

Shmuel Zilberman
Shmuel Zilberman
1,409 Points

how do i rename it is the question?

Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points
Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points

Use the mv command - mv - move (rename) files

Type man mv for the manual in your terminal.

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Adam N
Adam N
70,280 Points
Adam N
Adam N
70,280 Points

To reanme:

mv hi.txt new-name.txt

Let me know if this helps here