MREN

Section: User Commands (1)
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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 subdirectory 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:/.

Mread returns 0 on success or 1 on failure.

BUGS

Unlike the MSDOS version of REN, mren can be used to rename directories.