Re: Renaming a Directory

On Wed, 2009-09-09 at 00:08 -0400, Paul M Foster 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 > That's because in *nix, everything is a file. Directories, devices, all have file interfaces. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk