1mren(1)                     General Commands Manual                    mren(1)
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Name

6       mren - rename an existing MSDOS file
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Note of warning

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Description

16       The  mren  command is used to rename or move an existing MS-DOS file or
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22       Mren renames an existing file on an MS-DOS file system.
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24       In verbose mode, Mren displays the new filename if the name supplied is
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See Also

34       Mtools' texinfo doc
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Viewing the texi doc

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