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rename

rename — renames a file.

Synopsis

rename (filename, new_name)

Arguments

filename

The name of a file on disk.

new_name

The new name for the file.

Returns

t if the file could be renamed, otherwise nil.

Description

This function makes an operating system call rename a file on disk. The exact behavior of this function depends on the renaming facility for the operating system.

Example

Gamma> rename("myfile.dat","x/myrenamedfile.dat");
t
Gamma> rename("x/myrenamedfile.dat","myfile.dat");
t
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