MVALL
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BRL-CAD User Commands

# mvall

Changes the name of old_name to new_name wherever it occurs in the database.

        mvall
          -n
          (-f mapping_file) | (old_name new_name)

## DESCRIPTION

Changes the name of old_name to new_name. This will also change any references to old_name that may occur in other combinations in the database. If the -f variation of the command is used, all old_name new_name pairings are read from the mapping_file and processed as previously stated.

## EXAMPLES

### Change the name of an object everywhere it occurs in the database.

mged>`mvall shapea shapeb`

Changes the name of shapea to shapeb everywhere it occurs in the database.

### This example shows a simple mapping file.

    # this line is a comment
    old_name new_name
    foo bar # another comment, replacing foo with bar
    bad_name good_name

## SEE ALSO

mv prefix

## AUTHOR

BRL-CAD Team

## BUG REPORTS

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to <devs@brlcad.org>, or via the "cadbug.sh" script.