MREN

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NAME

mren - rename or move an existing MSDOS file or subdirectory

SYNOPSIS

mren [ -voOsSrRA ] sourcefile targetfile

mmove [ -voOsSrRA ] sourcefile [ sourcefiles... ] targetdirectory

DESCRIPTION

Mren renames an existing file on an MSDOS filesystem.

Mren will allow the following command line option:

voOsSrRA: Verbose mode. Display 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) will be renamed in the same directory, instead of being moved to the current mcd directory as would be the case with

BUGS

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