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Rename a File

File renaming

Rename a file using the rename() function.

Program Code

rename_file.c

1#include <stdio.h>
2
3int main() {
4    char oldName[100], newName[100];
5    
6    printf("Enter current filename: ");
7    scanf("%99s", oldName);
8    
9    printf("Enter new filename: ");
10    scanf("%99s", newName);
11    
12    if (rename(oldName, newName) == 0) {
13        printf("File renamed successfully!\n");
14        printf("%s -> %s\n", oldName, newName);
15    } else {
16        perror("Error renaming file");
17    }
18    
19    return 0;
20}