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  1. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<            RENAME           >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  2.  
  3. PURPOSE:  Changes the name of one or more files.
  4.  
  5. TIPS:  A path can be specified only for the old name of the file.  The
  6. renamed file will remain in its existing directory on its existing 
  7. drive.
  8.  
  9. RENAME OLDNAME.WKS NEWNAME.WKS    Changes the name of the file
  10. ;                                 OLDNAME.WKS to NEWNAME.WKS.
  11.  
  12. REN  *.TXT  *.DOC                 Renames all files ending with .TXT
  13. ;                                 to .DOC.  Thus REPORT.TXT would
  14. ;                                 become REPORT.DOC and MEMO.TXT would
  15. ;                                 become MEMO.DOC.  Note that REN can
  16. ;                                 be used for RENAME.
  17.  
  18. RENAME C:\PCTALK\NBS.TXT IRM.TXT  Renames the file NBS.TXT in the PCTALK
  19. ;                                 directory of Drive C to IRM.TXT.
  20. ###
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