--- title: Install Ren2Date on Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Ren2Date for on Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Ren2Date - Flexible Time Stamping File Utility url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ren2date/rhel --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Ren2Date on **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** # Ren2Date [Michael Fross (michael-fross)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/michael-fross "View all snaps from Michael Fross (michael-fross)") * [Michael Fross (michael-fross)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/michael-fross "View all snaps from Michael Fross (michael-fross)") * [Productivity](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=productivity) * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/ren2date/rhel#install) #### Ren2Date - Flexible Time Stamping File Utility # Ren2Date Ren2Date will rename a file in various ways, with the current date & time. Useful for log files, statements, and other time based data. There are two ways to choose the name of the renamed file. The first is to simply choose one of the pre-defined patterns using the `-p #` switch. I'm happy to add other pre-defined style if you like, just create an issue at GitHub. The second, and more flexible way, it so create a custom template. Ren2Date will replace the placeholders with the current year, month, day, hour, min, or seconds. This is defined with the `-c PLACEHOLDER` format. Below is the usage information for Ren2Date. Please note that for SNAP installs, you just execute `ren2date` and do not need the java -jar syntax. Actually, for SNAP, you don't even have to have Java installed on yoru system as the SNAP package contains everything needed to execute. However, you may need to give the snap access if the renames occurs outside of the home direction. For the normal usage, there is no installation needed. You simply download the executable jar file and run it per the usage below. To remove it just delete the ren2date.jar file. If there are suggestions or bugs, please raise an issue per the GitHub link above. HomePage: ### Package name * ren2date --- ### License * unset --- ### Last updated * 6 March 2026 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [github.com/frossm/ren2date](https://github.com/frossm/ren2date "https://github.com/frossm/ren2date") --- ### Contact * [ren2date@fross.org](mailto:ren2date@fross.org "mailto:ren2date@fross.org") --- ### Source code * [github.com/frossm/ren2date](https://github.com/frossm/ren2date "https://github.com/frossm/ren2date") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/frossm/ren2date/issues](https://github.com/frossm/ren2date/issues "https://github.com/frossm/ren2date/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/ren2date/rhel#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and install Ren2Date Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap is available for [Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8](https://www.redhat.com/en/enterprise-linux-8) and RHEL 7, from the 7.6 release onward. The packages for RHEL 7, RHEL 8, and RHEL 9 are in each distribution’s respective [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The instructions for adding this repository diverge slightly between RHEL 7, RHEL 8 and RHEL 9, which is why they’re listed separately below. The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 9** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 8** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 7** with the following command: ``` sudo rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm ``` Adding the *optional* and *extras* repositories is also recommended: ``` sudo subscription-manager repos --enable "rhel-*-optional-rpms" --enable "rhel-*-extras-rpms" sudo yum update ``` Snap can now be installed as follows: ``` sudo yum install snapd ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again or restart your system to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Ren2Date To install Ren2Date, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install ren2date --edge ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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