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From: HELMER%SDNET.BITNET@vm1.nodak.edu (Guy Helmer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Replacement for rename()?
Message-ID: <20454@louie.udel.EDU>
Date: 25 Jul 89 20:23:40 GMT
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I've ported David Clunie's yacc to MINIX successfully except for
one problem: no obvious working replacement for rename() seems
to be available.  I've tried using link(oldname, newname); unlink(oldname);,
but link() apparently doesn't like to work over mount points even
if the new file and old file are to exist on the same file system.
The only thing that seems to be left to do is the equivalent
of 'cp <oldfile> <newfile>' and then unlink(oldname).  Does anyone
have a better suggestion?  Thanks in advance.

-- Guy Helmer                                     BITNET: HELMER@SDNET
   Dakota State University Computing Services
   Madison, SD  57042