mren
renames files and directories on MS-DOS filesystems
TLDR
Rename file on MS-DOS disk
$ mren [a:/oldname.txt] [a:/newname.txt]
Rename directory$ mren [a:/olddir] [a:/newdir]
Verbose output$ mren -v [a:/old] [a:/new]
SYNOPSIS
mren [options] source target
DESCRIPTION
mren renames files and directories on MS-DOS filesystems. It's part of the mtools package.The tool works directly on FAT disks. Does not require mounting the filesystem.
PARAMETERS
SOURCE
Original MS-DOS file/directory name.TARGET
New MS-DOS file/directory name.-v
Verbose mode.-D conflictoption
Specify what to do when a name collision occurs (autorename, overwrite, skip).-o
Overwrite existing files without prompting.
CAVEATS
Part of mtools. MS-DOS naming conventions apply. 8.3 filename limits on older systems.
HISTORY
mren is part of mtools, the MS-DOS filesystem utilities collection for Unix systems.
