mren

mren(1)								      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 cur-
       rent 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
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       sentation  in  the  manpage format.  Moreover, not all information has
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       to  use	the  original  texinfo	doc.  See the end of this manpage for
       instructions how to view the texinfo doc.

       *      To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run the fol-
	      lowing commands:

		     ./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi



       *      To generate a html copy,	run:

		     ./configure; make html

	      A	 premade  html	can be found at: ‘http://mtools.linux.lu’ and
	      also at: ‘http://www.tux.org/pub/knaff/mtools’

       *      To generate an info copy (browsable using	 emacs’	 info  mode),
	      run:

		     ./configure; make info



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       the info version certain examples are difficult to  read	 due  to  the
       quoting conventions used in info.




mtools-3.9.9			   03Mar03			      mren(1)