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  2.  R E N A M E  (or REN) COMMAND                                                
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  4.                                                                               
  5.  Purpose: Changes the name of the file specified in the first parameter to    
  6.           the name and extension given in the second parameter.               
  7.                                                                               
  8.  Format:  REN[AME] [d:][path]filename[.ext] filename[.ext]                    
  9.                                                                               
  10.  Remarks: You can use the abbreviated form REN for the RENAME command.  You   
  11.           can also use the global character ? and * in the parameters. Global 
  12.           characters are used in the REN command to rename many files at one  
  13.           time.                                                               
  14.                                                                               
  15.                                                                               
  16.  Example: REN MYPROG.EXE YOURPROG.EXE  renames the file MYPROG.EXE in the     
  17.           current directory and drive to the filename YOURPROG.EXE.           
  18.                                                                               
  19.           REN A:*.TXT *.DOC  would rename all files on the A: drive with      
  20.           a .TXT extension to files with the same filename but with the       
  21.           the extension .DOC.                                                 
  22.                                                                               
  23.           REN C:\LOTUS\WRKSHET.DOC WRKSHEET.DOC  renames the misspelled       
  24.           filename in the \LOTUS directory to the new name WRKSHEET.DOC.      
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