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- Rename(V1.3, 2.x, 3.x in C:)
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- NAME
- Rename - To rename or move files and directories.
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- SYNOPSIS
- 1.3:
- Rename [From] fromname [TO or AS] toname
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- 2.x/3.x:
- Rename [From] fromname [TO or AS] toname [QUIET]
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- DESCRIPTION
- Rename is a complete replacement of Commodore's old
- Move command. Originally, Rename was a limited form of
- the more advanced Move command. The difference between
- the two was that Move will also Rename files across
- devices, while Rename cannot. Move also had a few
- additional options which are quite pleasant. It was
- recommended that you delete this file and use Move,
- defining an Alias if you have scripts which use Rename.
- But, times have changed and Rename has become a much more
- versitile program.
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- Well, Commodore got rid of Move because Rename is
- 'better'. Well, despite its advances, it still cannot
- Rename accross devices or volumes. You are only able to
- move files from one directory to the next on the same
- disk. You are also able to use it to reorganize the
- entire directory structure of your disk.
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- KEYWORDS
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- FROM fromname
- This is the file to rename. If this is the first
- statement you don't need to use the keyword. 2.x/3.x
- lets you utilize any wildcard pattern supported by
- AmigaDOS.
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- TO (AS) toname
- These commands are optional. This is the name of the
- file you are renaming to. You can use either the TO or
- the AS keyword to get the same effect. If the file you
- are RENAMing to already exists then RENAME will fail.
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- QUIET
- 2.x/3.x only:
- Keeps the progress report from being shown on the
- screen while renames are being made.
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- EXAMPLES:
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- 1. To move a file "SomeThing" to a directory named
- "InHere/Now" without changing the file name:
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- RENAME Something InHere/Now/Something
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- RENAME Something InHere/Now
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- (note: This will also work with renaming entire
- directories as well.)
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- 2. To Rename a file called BigBlue to Commodore:
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- RENAME BigBlue Commodore
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- 3. To move a file "Work Docs" to a directory called
- "Textra/Work" without changing the name:
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- RENAME "Work Docs" ":Textra/Work/Work Docs"
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