
Jasmine
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Jan 26, 2001, 10:21 AM
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How can I reliably rename a file?
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(From the Perl FAQ) How can I reliably rename a file? Well, usually you just use Perl's rename() function. But that may not work everywhere, in particular, renaming files across file systems. If your operating system supports a mv(1) program or its moral equivalent, this works: rename($old, $new) or system("mv", $old, $new); It may be more compelling to use the File::Copy module instead. You just copy to the new file to the new name (checking return values), then delete the old one. This isn't really the same semantics as a real rename(), though, which preserves metainformation like permissions, timestamps, inode info, etc. The newer version of File::Copy export a move() function.
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