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4.52 `rename'--rename a file
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
int rename(const char *OLD, const char *NEW);
DESCRIPTION
Use `rename' to establish a new name (the string at NEW) for a file now
known by the string at OLD. After a successful `rename', the file is
no longer accessible by the string at OLD.
If `rename' fails, the file named `*OLD' is unaffected. The condi‐
tions for failure depend on the host operating system.
RETURNS
The result is either `0' (when successful) or `-1' (when the file could
not be renamed).
PORTABILITY
ANSI C requires `rename', but only specifies that the result on failure
be nonzero. The effects of using the name of an existing file as
`*NEW' may vary from one implementation to another.
Supporting OS subroutines required: `link', `unlink', or `rename'.
SEE ALSOrename is part of the library. The full documentation for is main‐
tained as a Texinfo manual. If info and are properly installed at your
site, the command
info
will give you access to the complete manual.
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