Re: Renaming a Directory

On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:08 AM, Paul M Foster<paulf@quillandmouse.com> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 05:39:43PM -0400, Floyd Resler wrote: > >> How can I rename a directory with files in it?  The rename function >> gives me a "directory not empty" error.  I know I could do it be >> creating the directory, moving the files, and then deleting the old >> one.  Is there an easier way? > > It sounds like, underneath, rename() is creating a new directory and > then attempting to delete the old one, ignoring the files in the > original directory. In which case, you'll have to do it the long way-- > create a new directory, move the files, then delete the old directory. > > Oddly enough, I can't find a *nix command which will actually rename a > directory. The man pages for mv, rename and such all refer only to > files, not directories. > > Paul > > -- > Paul M. Foster > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > mv renames directories fine: $ mkdir bar $ touch bar/randomfile $ mv bar foo $ ls foo randomfile :)