Renaming file with date using mv command

Question

How to change the filename from file.txt to renaming it to be file_may_20_2020.txt using mv command?

I have used

mv file file_(`date`).txt

I still don't know how to put a command inside another command

Does [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23733669/rename-file-command-in-unix-with-timestamp) answer your question? Use the search, Luke. ;) — tink, Jun 12 '22 at 20:03

Tolis Gerodimos · Accepted Answer · 2022-06-12T17:01:07.503

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Use either

mv file file_"`date +"%B_%d_%y"`".txt

or

mv file file_"$(date +"%B_%d_%y")".txt

edited Jun 12 '22 at 17:01

answered Jun 12 '22 at 16:51

Tolis Gerodimos

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 12 '22 at 17:03

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mv file file_"$(date +"%B_%d_%y")".txt

What you put inside the $ is like a template string and its value is placed in the string

answered Jun 12 '22 at 17:03

Suryaansh Jain

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