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<h2>NAME</h2>
<em><b>g.rename</b></em> - Renames data base element files in the user's current mapset.
<h2>KEYWORDS</h2>
general, map management
<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
<b>g.rename</b><br>
<b>g.rename help</b><br>
<b>g.rename</b> [<b>rast</b>=<em>old,new</em>] [<b>rast3d</b>=<em>old,new</em>] [<b>vect</b>=<em>old,new</em>] [<b>oldvect</b>=<em>old,new</em>] [<b>asciivect</b>=<em>old,new</em>] [<b>icon</b>=<em>old,new</em>] [<b>labels</b>=<em>old,new</em>] [<b>sites</b>=<em>old,new</em>] [<b>region</b>=<em>old,new</em>] [<b>region3d</b>=<em>old,new</em>] [<b>group</b>=<em>old,new</em>] [<b>3dview</b>=<em>old,new</em>] [--<b>verbose</b>] [--<b>quiet</b>]
<h3>Parameters:</h3>
<DL>
<DT><b>rast</b>=<em>old,new</em></DT>
<DD>rast file(s) to be renamed</DD>
<DT><b>rast3d</b>=<em>old,new</em></DT>
<DD>rast3d file(s) to be renamed</DD>
<DT><b>vect</b>=<em>old,new</em></DT>
<DD>vect file(s) to be renamed</DD>
<DT><b>oldvect</b>=<em>old,new</em></DT>
<DD>oldvect file(s) to be renamed</DD>
<DT><b>asciivect</b>=<em>old,new</em></DT>
<DD>asciivect file(s) to be renamed</DD>
<DT><b>icon</b>=<em>old,new</em></DT>
<DD>icon file(s) to be renamed</DD>
<DT><b>labels</b>=<em>old,new</em></DT>
<DD>labels file(s) to be renamed</DD>
<DT><b>sites</b>=<em>old,new</em></DT>
<DD>sites file(s) to be renamed</DD>
<DT><b>region</b>=<em>old,new</em></DT>
<DD>region file(s) to be renamed</DD>
<DT><b>region3d</b>=<em>old,new</em></DT>
<DD>region3d file(s) to be renamed</DD>
<DT><b>group</b>=<em>old,new</em></DT>
<DD>group file(s) to be renamed</DD>
<DT><b>3dview</b>=<em>old,new</em></DT>
<DD>3dview file(s) to be renamed</DD>
</DL>
<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
<em>g.rename</em> allows the user to rename data base
element files in the user's current mapset. The user can
specify all necessary information to <em>g.rename</em> on
the command line, by specifying: the type of data base
element to be renamed (one or more of: <b>rast</b>,
<b>vect</b>, <b>icon</b>, <b>labels</b>, <b>sites</b>,
<b>region</b>, and <b>group</b>); the specific file element
in the current mapset to be renamed (<em>old</em>); and the
new name to be assigned to this file element (<em>new</em>)
in the current mapset. The file element <em>old</em> is
then renamed to <em>new</em>.
<p>
Users can also simply type <em>g.rename -help</em> without
arguments on the command line, to receive a menu of
existing data base element types and files from which to
choose for possible renaming:
<div class="code">
<pre>
rast rast file(s) to be renamed
oldvect oldvect file(s) to be renamed (GRASS 5.0)
vect vect file(s) to be renamed (GRASS >5.1)
icon icon file(s) to be renamed
labels labels file(s) to be renamed
sites sites file(s) to be renamed
region region file(s) to be renamed
group group file(s) to be renamed
3dview 3dview file(s) to be renamed
</pre></div>
<h2>NOTES</h2>
If a data base element has support files (e.g., as is
commonly the case with raster maps), these support files
also are renamed.
<p>
If the user attempts to rename a file to itself by setting
the <em>new</em> file name equal to the <em>old</em> file
name (e.g., <b>g.rename rast=soils,soils</b>),
<em>g.rename</em> will not execute the rename, but instead
state that no rename is needed. However, <em>g.rename</em>
will allow the user to overwrite other existing files in
the current mapset by making the <em>new</em> file name
that of an already existing file.
<h2>EXAMPLE</h2>
<div class="code"><pre>
g.rename rast=oldrast,newrast vect=oldvect51,newvect51 oldvect=oldvect50,newvect50
</pre></div>
<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
<em><a HREF="g.copy.html">g.copy</a></em><br>
<em><a HREF="g.list.html">g.list</a></em><br>
<em><a HREF="g.remove.html">g.remove</a></em>
<h2>AUTHOR</h2>
Michael Shapiro,
U.S.Army Construction Engineering
Research Laboratory
<p><i>Last changed: $Date: 2007-02-12 16:36:55 +0100 (Mon, 12 Feb 2007) $</i><p>
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