renamefile

Purpose

Changes file name.

Format

ret = renamefile("oldname", "newname")

Parameters:

• oldname (string) – existing file name.
• newname (string) – new file name.

Returns:

ret (scalar) – 0 if successful.

Examples

ret = renamefile("myfile.gss", "mynewfile.gss");

In this example, a file in the current working directory with the name "myfile.gss" will be renamed "mynewfile.gss" in the same directory. Full path information may also be included:

// On Windows
ret = renamefile("c:\\gauss17\\myfile.gss",
  "c:\\gauss17\\mynewfile.gss");

// On Linux/Mac
ret = renamefile("/home/user/gauss17/myfile.gss",
  "/home/user/gauss17/mynewfile.gss");