Re: Renaming a Directory

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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

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