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RENAMEAT(2)                Linux Programmer's Manual               RENAMEAT(2)



 

NAME


       renameat - rename a file relative to directory file descriptors

 

SYNOPSIS


       #define _ATFILE_SOURCE
       #include  /* Definition of AT_* constants */
       #include 

       int renameat(int olddirfd, const char *oldpath,
                    int newdirfd, const char *newpath);

 

DESCRIPTION






       The  renameat()  system  call  operates  in  exactly  the  same  way as
       rename(2), except for the differences described in this manual page.

       If the pathname given in oldpath is relative, then  it  is  interpreted
       relative  to  the directory referred to by the file descriptor olddirfd
       (rather than relative to the current working directory of  the  calling
       process, as is done by rename(2) for a relative pathname).

       If oldpath is relative and olddirfd is the special value AT_FDCWD, then
       oldpath is interpreted relative to the current working directory of the
       calling process (like rename(2)).

       If oldpath is absolute, then olddirfd is ignored.

       The interpretation of newpath is as for oldpath, except that a relative
       pathname is interpreted relative to the directory referred  to  by  the
       file descriptor newdirfd.

 

RETURN VALUE


       On  success,  renameat() returns 0.  On error, -1 is returned and errno
       is set to indicate the error.

 

ERRORS


       The same errors that occur for rename(2) can also occur for renameat().
       The following additional errors can occur for renameat():

       EBADF  olddirfd or newdirfd is not a valid file descriptor.

 

       ENOTDIR


              oldpath  is relative and olddirfd is a file descriptor referring
              to a file other than a directory; or  similar  for  newpath  and
              newdirfd

 

VERSIONS


       renameat() was added to Linux in kernel 2.6.16.

 

CONFORMING TO


       This  system  call  is  non-standard but is proposed for inclusion in a
       future revision of POSIX.1.

 

NOTES


       See openat(2) for an explanation of the need for renameat().

 

SEE ALSO


       openat(2), rename(2), path_resolution(7)

 

COLOPHON


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Linux                             2006-04-10                       RENAMEAT(2)