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NAME

ren - rename a file or a directory

SYNOPSIS

ren [OPTION] SOURCE DESTINATION

DESCRIPTION

Rename SOURCE to DESTINATION.

OPTIONS

-i
Prompt before overwriting

EXAMPLES

To rename a file

Code Block
ren foo.sql tariq.sql

To rename a directory

Code Block
ren foo tariq

To prompt before overwriting an existing file using the rename command, use the -i option:

Code Block
ren -i /home/tariq/foo.sql /home/sahil/foo.sql

SEE ALSO

mv