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Fihop
Fihop

Reputation: 3177

how to use ren/rename

I want to rename all my avi videos.

All the avi videos are in the current directory. I do it like this 'ren ./original.avi new.avi'. But it says the syntax of the command is incorrect.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1594

Answers (1)

Greg Hewgill
Greg Hewgill

Reputation: 992717

There's nothing wrong with specifying the directory of the file you want to rename. However, on Windows you must use \ instead of /:

ren .\original.avi new.avi

The ren command thinks you're trying to use one of its command line switches if you use the / character inside a filename. (It's not very smart.)

Upvotes: 1

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