mren(1)

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version 4.0.49 · 7 versions
, in alpine 3.23, alpine 3.24, fedora 43, fedora 44, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ Name ✨

okay so bestie, gather round 💖 this is mren from the mtools girlies — it's a General Commands Manual page and it does one thing and it does it cute:

mren — rename an existing MSDOS file 🎀

⚠️ Note of warning ⚠️

ngl this one's important so read it, don't scroll past 🙈

This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo documentation, and it may not be entirely accurate or complete. See the end of this man page for details. 👀

fr fr, generated docs are giving "trust but verify" energy. the texinfo original is the main character here 💅

🦋 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 file system. that's it, that's the job ✨

In verbose mode, Mren displays the new filename if the name supplied is invalid. so it's like, not being shady, just keeping you informed 🫶

If the first syntax is used (only one source file), 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. okay so lowkey the whole vibe is: no slashes, no colons, same directory, stay put queen 👑

Unlike the MS-DOS version of REN, mren can be used to rename directories. yeah. directories too. we ate that 🍓

🌈 See Also 🌈

  • Mtools' texinfo doc

🧚 Viewing the texi doc 🧚

so here's the situation bestie, and I need you to hear me out 😭

This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo documentation. However, this process is only approximative, and some items, such as crossreferences, footnotes and indices are lost in this translation process. Indeed, these items have no appropriate representation in the manpage format. Moreover, not all information has been translated into the manpage version. Thus I strongly advise you to use the original texinfo doc. See the end of this manpage for instructions how to view the texinfo doc. 💀

like, the manpage is the trailer, the texinfo doc is the full movie, iykyk 🎬

  • To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run the following commands:
./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi
  • To generate a html copy, run:
./configure; make html

A premade html can be found at http://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/manual/mtools.html 🌐

  • To generate an info copy (browsable using emacs' info mode), run:
./configure; make info

The texinfo doc looks most pretty when printed or as html. Indeed, in the info version certain examples are difficult to read due to the quoting conventions used in info. so if you want the ✨aesthetic✨ version, print it or html it, no cap 📖

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this one's from mtools-4.0.49, dated 14Jun25 — so if you ever need to cite your sources in the group chat, that's the version and the date, periodt 💜👑🦋

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