# \#file-renaming **URL:** https://community.cdata.com/tag/file-renaming/500.md [Latest](https://community.cdata.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cdata.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cdata.com/tags.md) --- ## [TIP: Renaming files during a flow](https://community.cdata.com/t/tip-renaming-files-during-a-flow/868)
**Author:** [@russell-jerseypost](https://community.cdata.com/u/russell-jerseypost)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/tip-renaming-files-during-a-flow/868 "2024-07-23T12:26:54Z")
Sometimes I find I need to find files passing through a flow based on their content. To help with this, I grab some useful data and rename the file as it passes through the flow. These I can use the search function in …