# System.tag.rename can't change case

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-rename-cant-change-case/46834>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80, scripting\
**Created:** [May 18, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-rename-cant-change-case/46834 "2021-05-18T13:42:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![code\_skin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-rename-cant-change-case/46834/1 "2021-05-18T13:42:51Z")

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In 8.1.3, I have to use the tag editor in order to change casing on a tag. the system.tag.rename() isn’t doing the job.

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-rename-cant-change-case/46834/2 "2021-05-18T20:07:08Z")

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Can you rename it to something else and then back to the right name with your different case? I find I have to do that even in the tag browser, and I think it’s a Windows OS thing. I haven’t tried, but I think Linux would be able to do it as it’s natively case sensitive

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**Author:** ![code\_skin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-rename-cant-change-case/46834/3 "2021-05-19T12:18:24Z")

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Thanks Nick. That makes sense to me. I ended up doing what you suggested by add **TEMP** to the end and removing it afterwords.