![]() ![]() Once you complete the steps, the command will change the file's name you specified. ![]() Repeat step 5 to continue renaming other files.For instance, this command only renames images with a ".jpg" extension: ren picture-*.jpg vacation*.jpg In the command, change "OLD-FILE-NAME," "NEW-FILE-NAME," and "EXTENSION" with the old and new file name and extension. Type the following command to change the file extension in the location and press Enter: ren OLD-FILE-NAME*.EXTENSION NEW-FILE-NAME*.EXTENSION.To rename files with a specific file extension with Command Prompt, use these steps: However, if you want to rename only a group of files with a specific format, you must omit the asterisk (*) and specify the command's target extension. The previous steps rename every file within the location. Once you complete the steps, the file extension will be replaced with the new extension in the command. This example without wildcards (*) changes the only extension of a single file from ".txt" to ".doc": ren vacation_2022_notes.txt vacation_2022_notes.doc For instance, this command changes the extension from ".txt" to ".doc" compatible with Microsoft Word for the files in the location: ren *.txt *.doc In the command, change "OLD-EXTENSION" and "NEW-EXTENSION" with the old and new file extensions. Type the following command to change the file extension and press Enter: ren *.OLD-EXTENSION *.NEW-EXTENSION.(Optional) Type the following command to view a listing of the files in the location and press Enter: dir.Type the following command example to navigate to the folder with the files you want to rename and press Enter: cd c:\PATH\TO\FILES.To change the file extension to another, use these steps: For instance, this command renames files that start with "summer_trip_22" to "vacation_2022": ren summer_trip_22*.* vacation_2022*.*Īfter you complete the steps, the command will modify those files similar to the new name structure available in the command. The asterisk (*) is a wildcard that will match the rest of the filename and file extension to append the new part of the name. In the command, replace "OLD-FILE-NAME-PART" and "NEW-FILENAME-PART" with the old and new parts of the filename. Type the following command to rename the part of the file name and press Enter: ren OLD-FILE-NAME-PART*.* NEW-FILENAME-PART*.*.To rename part of the name on similar files on Windows 10, use these steps: Once you complete these steps, you will have shorter file names, depending on the question marks (?) available in the command. (If you want to make the file name longer, add extra question marks in the syntax.) ![]() Quick note: If the file name has fewer than five characters, the name will not change.For instance, this command trims the file names longer than five characters: ren *.* ?.* ![]() In the command, the asterisk (*) matches all the file names and extensions in the folder, and the question marks (?) indicate how many characters to use for the new file name.
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