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	The ReactOS ren command
Developer(s)	Various open-source and commercial developers
Operating system	OpenVOS, RT-11, OS/8, RSX-11, ISIS-II, iRMX 86, TOPS-20, Z80-RIO, FLEX, CDOS, OS-9, FlexOS, PC-MOS, 4690 OS, MPE/iX, THEOS/OASIS, OpenVMS, CP/M, MP/M, TRIPOS, AmigaDOS, DOS, MSX-DOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, Windows, ReactOS, SymbOS, DexOS
Platform	Cross-platform
Type	Command

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In computing, ren (or rename) is a command in various command-line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe, 4DOS, 4NT and Windows PowerShell. It is used to rename computer files and in some implementations (such as AmigaDOS^[1]) also directories. It is analogous to the Unix mv command. However, unlike mv, ren cannot be used to move files, as a new directory for the destination file may not be used. Alternatively, move may be used if available. On versions of MS-DOS that do not support the move command (older than 6.00), the user would simply copy the file to a new destination, and then delete the original file. A notable exception to this rule is DOSBox, in which ren may be used to move a file, since move is not supported.

Implementations

The command is available in the operating systems Digital Research CP/M,^[2] MP/M,^[3]^[4] Cromemco CDOS,^[5] MetaComCo TRIPOS,^[6] DOS, IBM OS/2,^[7] Microsoft Windows,^[8] ReactOS,^[9] SymbOS, and DexOS.

Multics includes a rename command to rename a directory entry. It can be contracted to rn.^[10]

Stratus OpenVOS,^[11] DEC RT-11,^[12] OS/8,^[13] RSX-11,^[14] Intel ISIS-II,^[15] iRMX 86,^[16] TOPS-20,^[17] Zilog Z80-RIO,^[18] TSC FLEX,^[19] Microware OS-9,^[20] DR FlexOS,^[21] IBM/Toshiba 4690 OS,^[22] HP MPE/iX,^[23] THEOS/OASIS,^[24] and OpenVMS^[25] also provide the rename command which in some cases can be contracted to ren.

The rename command is supported by Tim Paterson's SCP 86-DOS.^[26] On MS-DOS, the command is available in versions 1 and later.^[27] DR DOS 6.0 also includes an implementation of the ren and rename commands.^[28]

In Windows PowerShell, ren is a predefined command alias for the Rename-Item Cmdlet which basically serves the same purpose.^[29]

TSL PC-MOS includes an implementation of rename.^[30] Like the rest of the operating system, it is licensed under the GPL v3.^[31]

It is also available in the open source MS-DOS emulator DOSBox.

Example

>ren filename newname
>ren *.htm *.html

Another example. This will rename a default video found in Windows 7 with a new name:

>rename "C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos\Wildlife.wmv" "Wildlife2.wmv"

The first parameter may contain a drive and a path, but the second parameter must contain only the new filename.

To remove certain characters of a file name in Microsoft Windows command prompt (XP & Higher) :

>rename "abcd*.txt" "////*.txt"

This will remove abcd from the file name.

Notes:

Same number of / as the number of initial characters to remove.
Double quotes for both arguments.
It doesn't remove . from file name

References

^ Rügheimer, Hannes; Spanik, Christian (September 19, 1988). AmigaDOS quick reference. Grand Rapids, Mi : Abacus. ISBN 9781557550491 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Manual" (PDF). www.cpm.z80.de. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
^ Digital Research (July 1981) [1979]. MP/M - Multi-Programming Monitor Control Program - User's Guide (PDF) (4 ed.). Pacific Grove, CA, USA: Digital Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
^ Digital Research (1981-09-25). MP/M-86 Operating System - User's Guide (PDF) (1 ed.). Pacific Grove, CA, USA: Digital Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
^ CDOS USER'S MANUAL
^ "Manual" (PDF). www.pagetable.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
^ "JaTomes Help - OS/2 Commands". Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
^ "Microsoft TechNet Rename (ren) article". 11 September 2009.
^ "reactos/reactos". GitHub. 3 January 2022.
^ "Multics Commands". www.multicians.org.
^ "Manual" (PDF). stratadoc.stratus.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
^ "RT-11 HELP FILE". paleoferrosaurus.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
^ "Concise Command Language" (CCL)."OS/8 Handbook" (PDF). April 1974. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
^ John F. Pieper (1987). RSX A Guide for Users (PDF). Digital Equipment Corporation. ISBN 0-932376-90-8. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
^ ISIS II Users Guide
^ iRMX™86 INTRODUCTION AND OPERATOR'S REFERENCE MANUAL For Release 6
^ "TOPS-20 Command manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
^ Z80-RIO OPERATING SYSTEM USER'S MANUAL
^ "FLEX 2.0 User's Manual" (PDF).
^ Paul S. Dayan (1992). The OS-9 Guru - 1 : The Facts. Galactic Industrial Limited. ISBN 0-9519228-0-7.
^ "FlexOS User's Guide" (PDF). www.bitsavers.org. 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
^ "Users guide" (PDF). archive.org. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
^ "MPE/iX Command Reference Manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
^ THEOS/OASIS User's Handbook
^ OpenVMS User's Manual^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ 86-DOS - Disk Operating System for the 8086 - User's Manual (PDF). Version 0.3 (Preliminary ed.). Seattle, Washington, USA: Seattle Computer Products, Inc. 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-14. (59 pages)
^ Wolverton, Van (2003). Running MS-DOS Version 6.22 (20th Anniversary Edition), 6th Revised edition. Microsoft Press. ISBN 0-7356-1812-7.
^ DR DOS 6.0 User Guide Optimisation and Configuration Tips
^ "Microsoft TechNet PowerShell Rename-Item (ren) article". 22 October 2009.
^ PC-MOS User Guide
^ Jansen, Roeland (8 February 2018). "pcmos386v501: PC-MOS/386 v5.01 final release including cdrom driver sources" – via GitHub.

External links

ren | Microsoft Docs

[1] Rügheimer, Hannes; Spanik, Christian (September 19, 1988). AmigaDOS quick reference. Grand Rapids, Mi : Abacus. ISBN 9781557550491 – via Internet Archive.

[2] "Manual" (PDF). www.cpm.z80.de. Retrieved 2020-09-19.

[mpm1-3] Digital Research (July 1981) [1979]. MP/M - Multi-Programming Monitor Control Program - User's Guide (PDF) (4 ed.). Pacific Grove, CA, USA: Digital Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-04.

[MP/M_1981_UG-4] Digital Research (1981-09-25). MP/M-86 Operating System - User's Guide (PDF) (1 ed.). Pacific Grove, CA, USA: Digital Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-04.

[5] CDOS USER'S MANUAL

[6] "Manual" (PDF). www.pagetable.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.

[7] "JaTomes Help - OS/2 Commands". Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-07-06.

[8] "Microsoft TechNet Rename (ren) article". 11 September 2009.

[9] "reactos/reactos". GitHub. 3 January 2022.

[10] "Multics Commands". www.multicians.org.

[11] "Manual" (PDF). stratadoc.stratus.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.

[12] "RT-11 HELP FILE". paleoferrosaurus.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-16.

[OS8.HandB-13] "Concise Command Language" (CCL)."OS/8 Handbook" (PDF). April 1974. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

[14] John F. Pieper (1987). RSX A Guide for Users (PDF). Digital Equipment Corporation. ISBN 0-932376-90-8. Retrieved 2020-09-19.

[15] ISIS II Users Guide

[16] RMX™86 INTRODUCTION AND OPERATOR'S REFERENCE MANUAL For Release 6

[CMDref-17] "TOPS-20 Command manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2018-07-18.

[18] Z80-RIO OPERATING SYSTEM USER'S MANUAL

[19] "FLEX 2.0 User's Manual" (PDF).

[20] Paul S. Dayan (1992). The OS-9 Guru - 1 : The Facts. Galactic Industrial Limited. ISBN 0-9519228-0-7.

[21] "FlexOS User's Guide" (PDF). www.bitsavers.org. 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2020-09-19.

[22] "Users guide" (PDF). archive.org. Retrieved 2020-09-19.

[23] "MPE/iX Command Reference Manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-21.

[24] THEOS/OASIS User's Handbook

[25] OpenVMS User's Manual^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[26] 86-DOS - Disk Operating System for the 8086 - User's Manual (PDF). Version 0.3 (Preliminary ed.). Seattle, Washington, USA: Seattle Computer Products, Inc. 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-14. (59 pages)

[RUNNINGMSDOS-27] Wolverton, Van (2003). Running MS-DOS Version 6.22 (20th Anniversary Edition), 6th Revised edition. Microsoft Press. ISBN 0-7356-1812-7.

[drdos6userguide-28] DR DOS 6.0 User Guide Optimisation and Configuration Tips

[29] "Microsoft TechNet PowerShell Rename-Item (ren) article". 22 October 2009.

[30] PC-MOS User Guide

[31] Jansen, Roeland (8 February 2018). "pcmos386v501: PC-MOS/386 v5.01 final release including cdrom driver sources" – via GitHub.

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-In [[computing]], '''<code>ren</code>''' (or '''<code>rename</code>''') is a [[command (computing)|command]] in various [[command-line interpreter]]s ([[Shell (computing)|shells]]) such as <code>[[COMMAND.COM]]</code>, <code>[[cmd.exe]]</code>, [[4DOS]], [[4NT (shell)|4NT]] and [[Windows PowerShell]]. It is used to [[rename (computing)|rename]] [[computer file]]s and in some implementations (such as [[AmigaDOS]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/1988-rugheimer-spanik-amigados-quick-reference|title=AmigaDOS quick reference|first1=Hannes|last1=Rügheimer|first2=Christian|last2=Spanik|date=September 19, 1988|publisher=Grand Rapids, Mi : Abacus|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>) also [[directory (computing)|directories]]. It can also move a file to a new path, if it is on the same device. It is analogous to the [[Unix]] <code>[[mv]]</code> command. However, unlike <code>mv</code>, <code>ren</code> cannot be used to move files, as a new directory for the destination file may not be used. Alternatively, <code>[[move (command)|move]]</code> may be used if available. On versions of MS-DOS that do not support the <code>move</code> command (older than 6.00), the user would simply copy the file to a new destination, and then delete the original file. A notable exception to this rule is [[DOSBox]], in which <code>ren</code> may be used to move a file, since <code>move</code> is not supported.
+In [[computing]], '''<code>ren</code>''' (or '''<code>rename</code>''') is a [[command (computing)|command]] in various [[command-line interpreter]]s ([[Shell (computing)|shells]]) such as <code>[[COMMAND.COM]]</code>, <code>[[cmd.exe]]</code>, [[4DOS]], [[4NT (shell)|4NT]] and [[Windows PowerShell]]. It is used to [[rename (computing)|rename]] [[computer file]]s and in some implementations (such as [[AmigaDOS]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/1988-rugheimer-spanik-amigados-quick-reference|title=AmigaDOS quick reference|first1=Hannes|last1=Rügheimer|first2=Christian|last2=Spanik|date=September 19, 1988|publisher=Grand Rapids, Mi : Abacus|isbn=9781557550491|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>) also [[directory (computing)|directories]]. It is analogous to the [[Unix]] <code>[[mv (Unix)|mv]]</code> command. However, unlike <code>mv</code>, <code>ren</code> cannot be used to move files, as a new directory for the destination file may not be used. Alternatively, <code>[[move (command)|move]]</code> may be used if available. On versions of MS-DOS that do not support the <code>move</code> command (older than 6.00), the user would simply copy the file to a new destination, and then delete the original file. A notable exception to this rule is [[DOSBox]], in which <code>ren</code> may be used to move a file, since <code>move</code> is not supported.
 ==Implementations==
 [[File:RT-11 help.jpg|thumb|Description of the <code>RENAME</code> command of [[:en:RT-11|RT-11SJ]] displayed on a [[:en:VT100|VT100]].]]
-The command is available in the operating systems [[Digital Research]] [[CP/M]],<ref>http://www.cpm.z80.de/manuals/cpm22-m.pdf</ref> [[MP/M]],<ref name="mpm1">{{cite book |author=Digital Research |author-link=Digital Research |title=MP/M - Multi-Programming Monitor Control Program - User's Guide |date=July 1981 |orig-year=1979 |edition=4 |publisher=[[Digital Research]] |location=Pacific Grove, CA, USA |url=http://www.cpm.z80.de/manuals/mpm1ug01.pdf |access-date=2017-01-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104231702/http://www.cpm.z80.de/manuals/mpm1ug01.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-04}}</ref><ref name="MP/M_1981_UG">{{cite book |author=Digital Research |author-link=Digital Research |title=MP/M-86 Operating System - User's Guide |date=1981-09-25 |edition=1 |publisher=[[Digital Research]] |location=Pacific Grove, CA, USA |url=http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/digitalResearch/mpm-86/MPM-86_Users_Guide_Sep81.pdf |access-date=2017-01-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104172228/http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/digitalResearch/mpm-86/MPM-86_Users_Guide_Sep81.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-04}}</ref> [[Cromemco]] [[Cromemco DOS|CDOS]],<ref>[http://www.hartetechnologies.com/manuals/Cromemco/CDOSv1.PDF CDOS USER'S MANUAL]</ref> [[MetaComCo]] [[TRIPOS]],<ref>https://www.pagetable.com/docs/amigados_tripos/tripos_manuals.pdf</ref> [[DOS]], [[IBM]] [[OS/2]],<ref>http://www.jatomes.com/Help/Os2Cmd.php#RENAME</ref> [[Microsoft]] [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490987.aspx|title=Microsoft TechNet Rename (ren) article}}</ref> [[ReactOS]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/reactos/reactos|title=reactos/reactos|website=GitHub}}</ref> [[SymbOS]], and [[DexOS]].
+The command is available in the operating systems [[Digital Research]] [[CP/M]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cpm.z80.de/manuals/cpm22-m.pdf|title=Manual|website=www.cpm.z80.de |access-date=2020-09-19}}</ref> [[MP/M]],<ref name="mpm1">{{cite book |author=Digital Research |author-link=Digital Research |title=MP/M - Multi-Programming Monitor Control Program - User's Guide |date=July 1981 |orig-year=1979 |edition=4 |publisher=[[Digital Research]] |location=Pacific Grove, CA, USA |url=http://www.cpm.z80.de/manuals/mpm1ug01.pdf |access-date=2017-01-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104231702/http://www.cpm.z80.de/manuals/mpm1ug01.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-04}}</ref><ref name="MP/M_1981_UG">{{cite book |author=Digital Research |author-link=Digital Research |title=MP/M-86 Operating System - User's Guide |date=1981-09-25 |edition=1 |publisher=[[Digital Research]] |location=Pacific Grove, CA, USA |url=http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/digitalResearch/mpm-86/MPM-86_Users_Guide_Sep81.pdf |access-date=2017-01-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104172228/http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/digitalResearch/mpm-86/MPM-86_Users_Guide_Sep81.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-04}}</ref> [[Cromemco]] [[Cromemco DOS|CDOS]],<ref>[http://www.hartetechnologies.com/manuals/Cromemco/CDOSv1.PDF CDOS USER'S MANUAL]</ref> [[MetaComCo]] [[TRIPOS]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pagetable.com/docs/amigados_tripos/tripos_manuals.pdf |title= Manual |website=www.pagetable.com |access-date=2020-09-19}}</ref> [[DOS]], [[IBM]] [[OS/2]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jatomes.com/Help/Os2Cmd.php#RENAME |title=JaTomes Help - OS/2 Commands |access-date=2019-07-06 |archive-date=2019-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414130029/http://www.jatomes.com/Help/Os2Cmd.php#RENAME |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Microsoft]] [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490987.aspx|title=Microsoft TechNet Rename (ren) article|date=11 September 2009 }}</ref> [[ReactOS]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/reactos/reactos|title=reactos/reactos|website=GitHub|date=3 January 2022}}</ref> [[SymbOS]], and DexOS.
 [[Multics]] includes a <code>rename</code> command to rename a directory entry. It can be contracted to <code>rn</code>.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.multicians.org/multics-commands.html|title=Multics Commands|website=www.multicians.org}}</ref>
-[[Stratus Technologies|Stratus]] [[Stratus VOS|OpenVOS]],<ref>http://stratadoc.stratus.com/vos/19.1.0/r098-19/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/r098-19.pdf</ref> [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] [[RT-11]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://paleoferrosaurus.com/beta/documents/rt11help.html#RENAME|title=RT-11 HELP FILE|website=paleoferrosaurus.com}}</ref> [[OS/8]],<ref name="OS8.HandB">"Concise Command Language" (CCL).{{cite web
+[[Stratus Technologies|Stratus]] [[Stratus VOS|OpenVOS]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stratadoc.stratus.com/vos/19.1.0/r098-19/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/r098-19.pdf |title= Manual |website=stratadoc.stratus.com |access-date=2020-09-19}}</ref> [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] [[RT-11]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://paleoferrosaurus.com/beta/documents/rt11help.html#RENAME|title=RT-11 HELP FILE|website=paleoferrosaurus.com|access-date=2018-07-16|archive-date=2018-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717041552/http://paleoferrosaurus.com/beta/documents/rt11help.html#RENAME|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[OS/8]],<ref name="OS8.HandB">"Concise Command Language" (CCL).{{cite web
 |url=http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/pdp8/os8/OS8_Handbook_Apr1974.pdf
-|title=OS/8 Handbook |date=April 1974 |access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> [[RSX-11]],<ref>{{Cite book |title=RSX A Guide for Users |date=1987 |author=John F. Pieper |publisher=Digital Equipment Corporation |url=http://www.rsx11m.com/rsxguide.pdf |isbn=0-932376-90-8 |accessdate=2020-09-19}}</ref> [[Intel]] [[ISIS (operating system)|ISIS-II]],<ref>[http://bitsavers.org/pdf/intel/ISIS_II/9800306-06_ISIS-II_Users_Guide_May81.pdf ISIS II Users Guide]</ref> [[RMX (operating system)|iRMX 86]],<ref>[https://ia801006.us.archive.org/23/items/bitsavers_inteliRMX1_19819263/146194-001_irmxR6Intro_text.pdf iRMX™86 INTRODUCTION AND OPERATOR'S REFERENCE MANUAL For Release 6]</ref> [[TOPS-20]],<ref name=CMDref>{{cite web
+|title=OS/8 Handbook |date=April 1974 |access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> [[RSX-11]],<ref>{{Cite book |title=RSX A Guide for Users |date=1987 |author=John F. Pieper |publisher=Digital Equipment Corporation |url=http://www.rsx11m.com/rsxguide.pdf |isbn=0-932376-90-8 |access-date=2020-09-19}}</ref> [[Intel]] [[ISIS (operating system)|ISIS-II]],<ref>[http://bitsavers.org/pdf/intel/ISIS_II/9800306-06_ISIS-II_Users_Guide_May81.pdf ISIS II Users Guide]</ref> [[RMX (operating system)|iRMX 86]],<ref>[https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_inteliRMX1_19819263 iRMX™86 INTRODUCTION AND OPERATOR'S REFERENCE MANUAL For Release 6]</ref> [[TOPS-20]],<ref name=CMDref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.textfiles.com/bitsavers/pdf/dec/pdp10/TOPS20/V6.1/AA-FP65A-TM_tops20CmdsRef.pdf
+|title=TOPS-20 Command manual
-|title=TOPS-20 Command manual}}</ref> [[Zilog]] [[Z80-RIO]],<ref>[https://www.z80cpu.eu/mirrors/oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/zilog/zds/z80-rio_os_userman.pdf Z80-RIO OPERATING SYSTEM USER'S MANUAL]</ref> [[Technical Systems Consultants|TSC]] [[FLEX (operating system)|FLEX]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flexusergroup.com/flexusergroup/pdfs/flex2um.pdf|title=FLEX 2.0 User's Manual}}</ref> [[Microware]] [[OS-9]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul S. Dayan|year=1992|title=The OS-9 Guru - 1 : The Facts|publisher=Galactic Industrial Limited|isbn=0-9519228-0-7}}</ref> DR [[FlexOS]],<ref>http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/digitalResearch/flexos/1073-2003_FlexOS_Users_Guide_V1.3_Nov86.pdf</ref> IBM/[[Toshiba]] [[4690 Operating System|4690 OS]],<ref>https://archive.org/details/4690OSV6r2UsersGuide/page/n169</ref> [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] [[HP Multi-Programming Executive|MPE/iX]],<ref>[http://www.teamnaconsulting.com/compresources/pdfs/c01687363.pdf MPE/iX Command Reference Manual]</ref> [[THEOS|THEOS/OASIS]],<ref>[http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/phaseOneSystems/THEOS_OASIS_Users_Handbook_1985.pdf THEOS/OASIS User′s Handbook]</ref> and [[OpenVMS]]<ref>[https://www.itec.suny.edu/scsys/vms/OVMSDOC073/v73/6489/6489pro_005.html OpenVMS User's Manual]</ref> also provide the <code>rename</code> command which in some cases can be contracted to <code>ren</code>.
+|access-date=2018-07-18
+|archive-date=2020-08-09
+|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809103116/http://www.textfiles.com/bitsavers/pdf/dec/pdp10/TOPS20/V6.1/AA-FP65A-TM_tops20CmdsRef.pdf
+|url-status=dead
+}}</ref> [[Zilog]] [[Z80-RIO]],<ref>[https://www.z80cpu.eu/mirrors/oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/zilog/zds/z80-rio_os_userman.pdf Z80-RIO OPERATING SYSTEM USER'S MANUAL]</ref> [[Technical Systems Consultants|TSC]] [[FLEX (operating system)|FLEX]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flexusergroup.com/flexusergroup/pdfs/flex2um.pdf|title=FLEX 2.0 User's Manual}}</ref> [[Microware]] [[OS-9]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul S. Dayan|year=1992|title=The OS-9 Guru - 1 : The Facts|publisher=Galactic Industrial Limited|isbn=0-9519228-0-7}}</ref> DR [[FlexOS]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/digitalResearch/flexos/1073-2003_FlexOS_Users_Guide_V1.3_Nov86.pdf |title=FlexOS User's Guide |date=1986 |website=www.bitsavers.org |access-date=2020-09-19 |archive-date=2010-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808010315/http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/digitalResearch/flexos/1073-2003_FlexOS_Users_Guide_V1.3_Nov86.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> IBM/[[Toshiba]] [[4690 Operating System|4690 OS]],<ref>{{cite web |url= https://archive.org/details/4690OSV6r2UsersGuide/page/n169|title= Users guide |website= archive.org|format=PDF|access-date=2020-09-19}}</ref> [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] [[HP Multi-Programming Executive|MPE/iX]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.teamnaconsulting.com/compresources/pdfs/c01687363.pdf |title=MPE/iX Command Reference Manual |access-date=2018-10-21 |archive-date=2018-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021232213/http://www.teamnaconsulting.com/compresources/pdfs/c01687363.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[THEOS|THEOS/OASIS]],<ref>[http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/phaseOneSystems/THEOS_OASIS_Users_Handbook_1985.pdf THEOS/OASIS User's Handbook]</ref> and [[OpenVMS]]<ref>[https://www.itec.suny.edu/scsys/vms/OVMSDOC073/v73/6489/6489pro_005.html OpenVMS User's Manual]{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> also provide the <code>rename</code> command which in some cases can be contracted to <code>ren</code>.
 The <code>rename</code> command is supported by [[Tim Paterson]]'s [[Seattle Computer Products|SCP]] [[86-DOS]].<ref>{{cite book |title=86-DOS - Disk Operating System for the 8086 - User's Manual |edition=Preliminary |version=Version 0.3 |date=1980 |publisher=[[Seattle Computer Products, Inc.]] |location=Seattle, Washington, USA |url=http://www.patersontech.com/Dos/docs/86_Dos_usr_03.pdf |access-date=2019-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714004434/http://www.patersontech.com/dos/docs/86_Dos_usr_03.pdf |archive-date=2019-07-14}} (59 pages)</ref> On [[MS-DOS]], the command is available in versions 1 and later.<ref name="RUNNINGMSDOS">{{Cite book|author-last=Wolverton|author-first=Van|title=Running MS-DOS Version 6.22 (20th Anniversary Edition), 6th Revised edition|date=2003|publisher=[[Microsoft Press]]|isbn=0-7356-1812-7}}</ref> [[DR DOS 6.0]] also includes an implementation of the {{code|ren}} and {{code|rename}} commands.<ref name="drdos6userguide">[https://www.4corn.co.uk/archive/docs/DR%20DOS%206.0%20User%20Guide-opt.pdf DR DOS 6.0 User Guide Optimisation and Configuration Tips]</ref>
-In [[Windows PowerShell]], <code>ren</code> is a predefined [[Alias (command)|command alias]] for the <code>Rename-Item</code> Cmdlet which basically serves the same purpose.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee176940.aspx |title=Microsoft TechNet PowerShell Rename-Item (ren) article}}</ref>
+In [[Windows PowerShell]], <code>ren</code> is a predefined [[Alias (command)|command alias]] for the <code>Rename-Item</code> Cmdlet which basically serves the same purpose.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee176940.aspx |title=Microsoft TechNet PowerShell Rename-Item (ren) article|date=22 October 2009 }}</ref>
 [[The Software Link|TSL]] [[PC-MOS]] includes an implementation of <code>rename</code>.<ref>[https://github.com/roelandjansen/pcmos386v501/blob/master/DOCS/v4/PCMOSv4UserManual.pdf PC-MOS User Guide]</ref>
-Like the rest of the operating system, it is licensed under the [[GPL v3]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/roelandjansen/pcmos386v501|title=pcmos386v501: PC-MOS/386 v5.01 final release including cdrom driver sources|first=Roeland|last=Jansen|date=8 February 2018|publisher=|via=GitHub}}</ref>
+Like the rest of the operating system, it is licensed under the [[GPL v3]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/roelandjansen/pcmos386v501|title=pcmos386v501: PC-MOS/386 v5.01 final release including cdrom driver sources|first=Roeland|last=Jansen|date=8 February 2018|via=GitHub}}</ref>
 It is also available in the [[Open-source license|open source]] MS-DOS [[emulator]] [[DOSBox]].
 ==Example==
-<syntaxhighlight lang="dos">
+<syntaxhighlight lang="doscon">
-ren filename newname
+>ren filename newname
-ren *.htm *.html
+>ren *.htm *.html
 </syntaxhighlight>
 Another example. This will rename a default video found in [[Windows 7]] with a new name:
-<syntaxhighlight lang="dos">
+<syntaxhighlight lang="doscon">
-rename "C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos\Wildlife.wmv" "Wildlife2.wmv"
+>rename "C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos\Wildlife.wmv" "Wildlife2.wmv"
 </syntaxhighlight>
 The first parameter ''may'' contain a drive and a path, but the second parameter must contain only the new filename.
+To remove certain characters of a file name in Microsoft Windows command prompt (XP & Higher) :
+<syntaxhighlight lang="doscon">
+>rename "abcd*.txt" "////*.txt"
+</syntaxhighlight>This will remove '''''abcd''''' from the file name.
+Notes:
+# Same number of <code>'''/'''</code> as the number of initial characters to remove.
+# Double quotes for both arguments.
+# It doesn't remove  <code>'''.'''</code> from file name
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 Linux example(second Unix style example):
-For e.g. if You want to rename all of files in Your actual terminal catalogue ending in (old name).jpg to (old name)_myphotos.jpg You have to write<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.go2linux.org/rename-bulk-files-with-linux-console-command |title=Rename multiple files with Linux |publisher=Go2linux.org |date= |accessdate=2012-05-02}}</ref>:
+For e.g. if You want to rename all of files in Your actual terminal catalogue ending in (old name).jpg to (old name)_myphotos.jpg You have to write<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.go2linux.org/rename-bulk-files-with-linux-console-command |title=Rename multiple files with Linux |publisher=Go2linux.org |access-date=2012-05-02}}</ref>:
 <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 rename -v 's/\.jpg$/\_myphotos.jpg/' *.jpg
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v t e Windows command-line programs and shell builtins
COMMAND.COM Command Prompt Windows PowerShell Recovery Console
File system navigation	cd (chdir) dir popd pushd tree
File management	attrib cacls cipher compact copy del (erase) deltree icacls mkdir (md) mklink move openfiles recover ren (rename) replace rmdir (rd) robocopy takeown xcopy
Archiving	expand extrac32 extract makecab pax tar
Disk management	chkdsk convert defrag diskcomp diskcopy diskpart diskraid diskshadow drvspace fdisk format fsutil label manage-bde refsutil subst scandisk sys vol vssadmin
Processes	at exit kill powercfg runas sc schtasks shutdown start taskkill tasklist
Registry	assoc ftype reg regini regsvr32
User environment	chcp cmdkey date graftabl mode path set setver setx time title ver where whoami
File contents	comp edit edlin fc find findstr print type
Scripting	choice clip cscript doskey echo for forfiles goto if more pause prompt rem timeout
Networking	arp bitsadmin curl getmac hostname ipconfig nbtstat net netsh netstat nslookup PathPing ping rpcping route scp setspn sftp ssh ssh-add ssh-agent ssh-keygen ssh-keyscan tracert winrm winrs
Maintenance and care	auditpol dispdiag driverquery eventcreate eventtriggers logman mofcomp msiexec ntbackup pnpunattend pnputil REAgentC relog sfc sxstrace systeminfo tracerpt typeperf w32tm WBAdmin wecutil wevtutil winmgmt winsat wmic
Boot management	bcdedit bootcfg bootsect fixboot fixmbr
Software development	debug exe2bin QBasic
Miscellaneous	break cls dism dpath gpresult gpupdate help MSCDEX pentnt tpmtool tpmvscmgr wsl
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