int rename( char *oldname, char *newname )

char *oldname;          /* old filename */

char *newname;          /* new filename */

Synopsis

#include "stdio.h"

The rename function renames a file on disk.

Parameters

oldname and newname are null-terminated strings containing the old and new names of the designated file, respectively.

Return Value

rename returns 0 if the function was successful. If an error occurred, then rename returns a negative value, and sets errno (the system error variable) to one of the following:

See Also

remove , unlink