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mren(1)								       mren(1)

NAME
       mren - mtools utility to rename an existing DOS file

SYNOPSIS
       mren [-v] sourcefile targetfile

OPTIONS
       Specifies  verbose  mode.   The	new file name is displayed if the name
       supplied is invalid.

DESCRIPTION
       The mren command renames an existing file on a DOS  file	 system.   You
       can  also  use the mren command to rename directories.  Reasonable care
       is taken to create a valid DOS file name.  If an invalid DOS targetname
       is  specified,  the mren command changes the name and, if the -v option
       is specified, prompts the user to accept or reject the new name.

       The path component of the targetfile argument, if supplied, is ignored.
       That is, you cannot use the mren command to move a file from one subdi‐
       rectory to another.

       DOS subdirectory names that contain the '/' or '\' separator  are  sup‐
       ported.	 If  you  use the '\' separator or wildcards, you must enclose
       file names in quotes to protect them from the shell.

       The mcd command can be used to establish the  device  and  the  current
       working directory (relative to DOS), otherwise the default is A:\.

       Not  all UNIX file names are supported in the DOS world.	 The mren com‐
       mand may have to change UNIX names to fit the  DOS  file	 name  conven‐
       tions.  The  following  table  shows some examples of file name conver‐
       sions:

       ───────────────────────────────────────────────
       UNIX name     DOS name	Reason for the change
       ───────────────────────────────────────────────
       thisisatest   THISISAT	file name too long
       file.stuff    FILE.STU	extension too long
       prn.txt	     XRN.TXT	PRN is a device name
       .abc	     X.ABC	null file name
       hot+cold	     HOTXCOLD	illegal character
       ───────────────────────────────────────────────

RESTRICTIONS
       You cannot use the mren command to move a file from one subdirectory to
       another.

EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values are returned: Success.	 Failure.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       The  following  environment  variables affect the execution of mren: If
       set, this variable names the file that contains the name of the current
       mtools  working	directory  as established by the mcd command.  If this
       variable is not set, the file $HOME/.mcwd is used.

FILES
       Contains the name of the current mtools	working	 directory  as	estab‐
       lished  by  the	mcd command.  If this file does not exist, the default
       mtools working directory is A:\.	 Executable file

SEE ALSO
       Commands: mcd(1), mtools(1)

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