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From: weimer@ssd.kodak.com (Gary Weimer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: mv'ing files from a C program
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Date: 15 Nov 90 16:06:29 GMT
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In article <22@mixcom.UUCP> ggvvgg@mixcom.UUCP (Dave Fenske) writes:
>Is there an easy way to do an 'mv' from a C program?
>
>I just want to be able to move a recently read file into another directory,
>and wish to avoid having to write it there.  Using the 'system' call is
>not deemed wiable for this application.
>

You could simulate the mv command using link(2) and unlink(2). First create
a second link in the new directory. If no error, remove first link (unlink).