mren(1)                                                                                                                  mren(1)



Name
       mren - rename an existing MSDOS file



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       complete.  See the end of this man page for details.

Description
       The mren command is used to rename or move an existing MS-DOS file or subdirectory. Its syntax is:

       mren [-voOsSrRA] sourcefile targetfile


       Mren renames an existing file on an MS-DOS file system.

       In verbose mode, Mren displays the new filename if the name supplied is invalid.

       If the first syntax is used (only one source file), and if the target name doesn't contain any  slashes  or  colons,  the
       file  (or subdirectory) is renamed in the same directory, instead of being moved to the current mcd directory as would be
       the case with mmove. Unlike the MS-DOS version of REN, mren can be used to rename directories.

See Also
       Mtools' texinfo doc

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mtools-4.0.13                                                28Feb10                                                     mren(1)