Rename Ü ßßßßßßß Renames a file. Syntax: RENAME filename1 filename2 REN filename filename1 Specifies the file you that is to be renamed. filename2 Specifies the renamed file. Using wildcards with rename You can use wildcards (* and ?) in either filename parameter. If you use wildcards in filename2, the characters represented by the wildcards will be identical to the corresponding characters in filename1. Limits You cannot use the rename command to rename files across drives, to move files to a different directory location, or to rename subdirectories. Example: The following example renames the file TEST.TXT to EXAM.DOC. C:\>ren test.txt exam.doc