.\" SCCSID: @(#)rename.3f 8.1 9/11/90 .TH rename 3f VAX "" Unsupported .SH Name rename \- rename a file .SH Syntax .B integer function rename (from, to) .br .B character*(*) from, to .SH Description .NXR "rename subroutine (FORTRAN)" .NXR "file" "renaming" The .PN rename subroutine renames a file. The .I from argument must be the pathname of an existing file, and .I to will become the new pathname for the file. If .I to exists, then both .I from and .I to must be the same type of file, and must reside on the same filesystem. If .I to exists, it will be removed first. .SH Restrictions Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in . .SH Return Values The returned value will be 0 if successful and a system error code otherwise. .SH Files .ie \nM /usr/ucb/lib/libU77.a .el /usr/lib/libU77.a .SH See Also rename(2), perror(3f)
