# `rename`

> **Note:** this page refers to the command from the `util-linux` package on Linux or Homebrew's `rename` package.

## TL;DR

```sh
# Show what would change without changing anything (dry run).
rename -vn foo bar *

rename -nv 's/^(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})  (.*)$/$1  addition  $2/' 'file'
```

## Sources

- [cheat.sh]

[cheat.sh]: https://cheat.sh/rename