Change the name of a file.

This function is compatible with the following targets:

ANSI

BeOS

EMB/RTOS

Mac OS

Palm OS

Win32

#include <stdio.h>

int rename(const char *old, const char *new);

Parameters for this facility are:

old	const char *	The old file name
new	const char *	The new file name

The rename() function changes the name of a file, specified by old to the name specified by new.

rename() returns a nonzero if it fails and returns zero if successful

"freopen"

"remove"

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(void)
{
	char oldname[50];	// current filename
	char newname[50];	// new filename
	
	// get the current filename from the user
	printf("Please enter the current filename.\n");
	gets(oldname);

	// get the new filename from the user
	printf("Please enter the new filename.\n");
	gets(newname);
	
	// rename oldname to newname
	if (rename(oldname, newname) != 0) {
		printf("Can't rename %s to %s.\n", oldname,
		  newname);
		exit(1);
	}

	return 0;
}
Output:
Please enter the current filename.
metrowerks
Please enter the new filename.
itwerks





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