REN Changes the name of the file or files you specify. Note: You can use the command in two ways: 1. Without wildcards: REN file1 file2 2. With wildcards: REN *.ex_ *.exe If you are using Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000, then in an MS-DOS prompt window, you can use REN command to change the name of a directory. For more information, please refer to MS-DOS Help or Windows NT command line command help.