Rename multiple files with Linux

"Different ways to rename bulk files in Linux, using mv and rename

We are going to explore different ways to change names of multiple files using command line of Linux Operating System.

We are going to use rename which is a perl script, and also the know mv, together with for, in "one-line" shell script"

http://www.go2linux.org/rename-bulk-files-with-linux-console-command