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rename: Batch rename based on expression

Syntax

rename expression file…

Examples

rename "s/\.txt$/.md/" *.txt

Usage and sandbox support

For review only: practice in a real Linux environment, this sandbox does not execute this command. This example uses Perl rename; the syntax of tools of the same name may vary between distributions.

This command is for reference and review, and the simulation terminal does not provide corresponding exercises yet.

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