input-file-spec Specifies the names of one or more files whose specifications are to be changed. You can use wildcard characters in the file name and file type specification; if you do, all files that satisfy the specified fields are renamed. output-file-spec Provides the new file specification to be applied to the input file. The RENAME command uses the file name and file type of the input file specification to provide defaults for nonspecified fields in the output file. You can specify an asterisk (*) in place of the file name or file type of the output file; the RENAME command uses the corresponding field in the input file specification to name the output file. Specifying wildcard characters in corresponding fields of the input and output file specifications results in multiple rename operations. You can omit the device name from the output specification. EXCHANGE uses the device name specified for the input, since it is not possible to rename a file from one device to another.