The mv command can rename only one file at a time, but it can be used in conjunction with other commands such as find or inside bash for or while loops to rename multiple files.

How do you rename multiple files at once?

If you want to rename all the files in the folder, press Ctrl+A to highlight them all, if not, then press and hold Ctrl and click on each file you want to highlight. Once all the files are highlighted, right click on the first file and from the context menu, click on “Rename” (you can also press F2 to rename the file).

How do I rename all files in a directory in Linux?

Linux rename multiple folders using rename command

1. -v : Verbose output.
2. . txtz Match all . txtz extension.
3. . txt Replace with . txt.
4. *. txtz Work on all *. txtz file in the current working directory.