1 .TH mren 1 "03Nov09" mtools-4.0.12
3 mren - rename an existing MSDOS file
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22 .iX "c Renaming files (mren)"
23 .iX "c Moving files (mren)"
25 The \fR\&\f(CWmren\fR command is used to rename or move an existing MS-DOS
26 file or subdirectory. Its syntax is:
30 \&\fR\&\f(CWmren\fR [\fR\&\f(CW-voOsSrRA\fR] \fIsourcefile\fR \fItargetfile\fR
36 renames an existing file on an MS-DOS filesystem.
38 In verbose mode, \fR\&\f(CWMren\fR displays the new filename if the name
41 If the first syntax is used (only one sourcefile), and if the target
42 name doesn't contain any slashes or colons, the file (or subdirectory)
43 is renamed in the same directory, instead of being moved to the current
44 \&\fR\&\f(CWmcd\fR directory as would be the case with \fR\&\f(CWmmove\fR. Unlike the
45 MS-DOS version of \fR\&\f(CWREN\fR, \fR\&\f(CWmren\fR can be used to rename
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