REN

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Supported DOS versions:	All versions
How easy to use?	Very easy
How safe to use?	Fairly safe
How common?	Very common
Internal or external command?	Internal

Description

Renames a file or group of files

Command Syntax

REN filename1 filename2

RENAME filename1 filename2

filename1 can either be a single file or it can contain wildcards
filename2 must be in the same directory

Comments

A single file can be renamed thus: REN FILE1.TXT FILE2.TXT
or REN FILE1.TXT *.BAK
A group of files can be renamed thus: REN *.BAT *.BAK
or REN A*.BAT *.BAK
The following examples are not allowed:
REN C:\TEMP\FILE1.TXT C:\NEW\FILE2.TXT
REN *.EXE *.*

It is also not possible to rename a directory; use XCOPY and RD instead

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