mren(1) [bsd man page]

MREN(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   MREN(1)

NAME

       mren - rename an existing MSDOS file

SYNOPSIS

       mren [ -v ] sourcefile targetfile

DESCRIPTION

       Mren renames an existing file on an MSDOS filesystem.

       Mren will allow the following command line option:

       v      Verbose mode.  Display the new filename if the name supplied is invalid.

       Reasonable  care  is  taken to create a valid MSDOS filename.  If an invalid MSDOS target name is specified, mren will change the name (and
       prompt the user to accept or reject the new name if the verbose mode is set).

       The path component of the target filename (if supplied) is ignored.  In other words, you may not use mren to move a file from one subdirec-
       tory to another.

       Mren may be used to rename directories.

       MSDOS  subdirectory  names  are supported with either the '/' or '' separator.	The use of the '' separator or wildcards will require the
       names to be enclosed in quotes to protect them from the shell.

       The mcd command may be used to establish the device and the current working directory (relative to MSDOS), otherwise the default is A:/.

SEE ALSO

       mcd(1)

BUGS

       MSDOS can't use REN to rename directories.

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mren(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   mren(1)

Name
       mren - rename an existing MSDOS file

Note of warning
       This  manpage  has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo documentation, and may not be entirely accurate or 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 filesystem.

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

       If the first syntax is used (only one sourcefile), 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

Viewing the texi doc
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       items, such as crossreferences, footnotes and indices are lost in this translation process.  Indeed, these items have no appropriate repre-
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mtools-3.9.8							      02Jun01								   mren(1)