PR_Rename

Renames a file.

Syntax

#include <prio.h> 
PRStatus PR_Rename(
  const char *from, 
  const char *to);

Parameters

The function has the following parameters:

from
The old name of the file to be renamed.
to
The new name of the file.

Returns

One of the following values:

  • If file is successfully renamed, PR_SUCCESS.
  • If file is not successfully renamed, PR_FAILURE.

Description

PR_Rename renames a file from its old name (from) to a new name (to). If a file with the new name already exists, PR_Rename fails with the error code PR_FILE_EXISTS_ERROR. In this case, PR_Rename does not overwrite the existing filename.

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