Renaming files in C

[Colin]

I have two files and I want to rename file B to file A
without doing a system call - can I do this in C using file pointers ?

[Martin Ambuhl]

On 03 Jul 2003, you wrote in comp.lang.c:

I have two files and I want to rename file B to file A
without doing a system call - can I do this in C using file
pointers ?

rename() uses the names of the files. There need not be a FILE * or
system() in sight.
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[Mike Wahler]

Colin <co*******@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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I have two files and I want to rename file B to file A
Well, there's a function in the C standard library for
this --- called, [surprise!] 'rename()'. Look it up.
without doing a system call - can I do this in C using file pointers ?

No 'file pointers' are needed, nor does the file even
need to be opened by you. 'rename()'s parameters are
both strings -- one the 'old' name, the other the 'new' one.
Be sure to check the return value to see if it succeeded
or not.

-Mike

[Peter Shaggy Haywood]

Groovy hepcat Colin was jivin' on 3 Jul 2003 19:19:12 -0700 in
comp.lang.c.
Renaming files in C's a cool scene! Dig it!

I have two files and I want to rename file B to file A
without doing a system call - can I do this in C using file pointers ?

There is the standard C function rename() to perform this very task.
Next time, why not try your C book first?

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