8.205 RENAME — Rename a file
 Description:
Renames a file from file PATH1 to PATH2. A null character (CHAR(0)) can be used to mark the end of the names in PATH1 and PATH2; otherwise, trailing blanks in the file names are ignored. If the STATUS argument is supplied, it contains 0 on success or a nonzero error code upon return; see rename(2). This intrinsic is provided in both subroutine and function forms; however, only one form can be used in any given program unit. 

Standard:
GNU extension 
Class:
Subroutine, function 
Syntax:



CALL RENAME(PATH1, PATH2 [, STATUS]) 

STATUS = RENAME(PATH1, PATH2) 
 
Arguments:




PATH1 
Shall be of default CHARACTER type. 



PATH2 
Shall be of default CHARACTER type. 



STATUS 
(Optional) Shall be of default INTEGER type. 

 
See also:

LINK 


    
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