RENAME(3)

NAME
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 conditions 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 ALSO
rename is part of the library. The full documentation for is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If info and are properly installed at your site, the command

    info

will give you access to the complete manual.