# File rename feature broken in 4.1?

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/file-rename-feature-broken-in-4-1/982>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [January 2, 2018, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/file-rename-feature-broken-in-4-1/982 "2018-01-02T09:00:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![zh1975](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d9b06d/32.png) [@zh1975](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/zh1975)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/file-rename-feature-broken-in-4-1/982/1 "2018-01-02T09:00:16Z")

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A very good New year to all and thanks for releasing version 4.1!

It seems to me as if the file rename feature in Jabref 4.1 is broken (Xubuntu 17.10, OpenJDK 8: Entry - tab “General” - line “File” - right click - “Rename file”). Do others have the same problem?  
The rename pattern seems to be applied as uninterpreted text, if I am correct.

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**Author:** ![tobiasdiez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/tobiasdiez/32/340_2.png) [@tobiasdiez](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/tobiasdiez)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/file-rename-feature-broken-in-4-1/982/2 "2018-01-02T09:28:01Z")

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We changed the format for the rename file pattern to be coherent with [the one for BibTeX keys](https://help.jabref.org/en/BibtexKeyPatterns). That is, you have to use `[author]` instead of the old `\format{author}` syntax.

The help should be improved and be updated on this point. @zh1975 maybe you have a bit of time and support us here? It is really simple: just click the little pencil symbol on the corresponding github page (e.g. the [BibTeX key pattern](https://github.com/JabRef/help.jabref.org/blob/gh-pages/en/BibtexKeyPatterns.md)).

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**Author:** ![koppor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/koppor/32/5_2.png) [@koppor](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/koppor)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/file-rename-feature-broken-in-4-1/982/3 "2020-05-08T22:32:40Z")

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For reference: The PR [https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/3238](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/3238) introduced that feature and there were huge discussions going on there.