# Rename files (content/\*.md)
**URL:** https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rename-files-content-md/41497
**Category:** support
**Created:** [November 17, 2022, 10:34am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rename-files-content-md/41497 "2022-11-17T10:34:49Z")
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### Author:  [@AucT](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/AucT)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2022, 10:34am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rename-files-content-md/41497/1 "2022-11-17T10:34:49Z")
Is there any cli command to rename all content files to Y-m-d\_slug.md ?
If not it is my suggestion to create.
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### Author:  [@chrillek](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/chrillek)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rename-files-content-md/41497/2 "2022-11-17T11:02:30Z")
That’s the job of utility commands like `mv`, which I suggest you use for that purpose. It has nothing to do with Hugo
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### Author:  [@AucT](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/AucT)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2022, 11:12am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rename-files-content-md/41497/3 "2022-11-17T11:12:07Z")
that’s right. but also it would be usefull if hugo has.
making php script file for it 😛
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### Author:  [@AucT](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/AucT)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rename-files-content-md/41497/4 "2022-12-11T15:45:38Z")
if someone need this I’ve published gist.
copy this script to hugo content/posts folder and run php rename\_files.php and you will get nicely named files with date prefix
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.p.s. I still think hugo should have this functionality
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rename-files-content-md/41497/5 "2022-12-13T15:46:17Z")
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