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Command Line Ren (Rename) command broken?
I'm having trouble with the REN command with wild cards as used from the command prompt.
For example, in the REN command help, it says:
"For example, if you had files that are named smitha.doc, smithb.doc, and smithc.doc, you could use the ren smith*.doc smythe*.doc command. All file names automatically show the new spelling, and are renamed smythea.doc, smytheb.doc, and smythec.doc."
If I try the example, exactly as described, I don't end up with smythea.doc, smytheb.doc, and smythec.doc.
Instead, when I create three files named smitha.doc, smithb.doc, and smithc.doc and then execute the command:
ren smith*.doc smythe*.doc
I get:
C:\TestREN>ren smith*.doc smythe*.doc
A duplicate file name exists, or the file
cannot be found.
A duplicate file name exists, or the file
cannot be found.
C:\TestREN>dir
Volume in drive C is OS
Volume Serial Number is 0A07-21F5
Directory of C:\TestREN
05/17/2008 04:04 PM <DIR> .
05/17/2008 04:04 PM <DIR> ..
05/17/2008 04:03 PM 0 Smithb.doc
05/17/2008 04:03 PM 0 Smithc.doc
05/17/2008 04:03 PM 0 smythe.doc
0 File(s) 0 bytes
2 Dir(s) 48,010,428,416 bytes free
C:\TestREN>
This isn't how I recall REN working in previous versions of Windows. Anyone know if the REN command has changed or been broken?
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