C – Rename and Remove File

Renaming the File:

• rename() function is used to rename the specified file.
• On success, it returns 0
• On failure, it returns -1

int rename(char* old, char* new);

#include<stdio.h> int main() {             char old[20] = “data.txt”;             char new[20] = “modified_data.txt”;                         if(rename(old, new)==0)                         printf(“successfully renamed…\n”);             else                         printf(“Failed in renaming the file…\n”);             return 0; }

Remove the file from specified location:

• remove() is used to rename the specified file.
• On success, it returns 0
• On failure, it returns -1

int remove(char* target);

#include<stdio.h> int main() {             char target[20] = “data.txt”;                         if(remove(target)==0)                         printf(“successfully removed…\n”);             else                         printf(“Failed in removing the file…\n”);             return 0; }