mren(1)

Name
       mren - rename an existing MSDOS file

Note
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Description
       The mren command is used to rename or move an existing MS-
       DOS file or subdirectory. Its syntax is:

       mren [-voOsSrRA] sourcefile targetfile

       Mren renames an existing file on an MS-DOS filesystem.

       In verbose mode, Mren displays 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) is renamed in the same directory,
       instead of being moved to the  current  mcd  directory  as
       would be the case with mmove. Unlike the MS-DOS version of
       REN, mren can be used to rename directories.

See Also
       Mtools' texinfo doc