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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1992-10-31 20:42:48 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1992-10-31 20:42:48 +0000
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+/* rename.c -- BSD compatible directory function for System V
+ Copyright (C) 1988, 1990 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#ifndef STDC_HEADERS
+extern int errno;
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(S_ISDIR) && defined(S_IFDIR)
+#define S_ISDIR(m) (((m) & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR)
+#endif
+
+/* Rename file FROM to file TO.
+ Return 0 if successful, -1 if not. */
+
+int
+rename (from, to)
+ char *from;
+ char *to;
+{
+ struct stat from_stats;
+ int pid, status;
+
+ if (stat (from, &from_stats))
+ return -1;
+
+ if (unlink (to) && errno != ENOENT)
+ return -1;
+
+ if (S_ISDIR (from_stats.st_mode))
+ {
+ /* Need a setuid root process to link and unlink directories. */
+ pid = fork ();
+ switch (pid)
+ {
+ case -1: /* Error. */
+ error (1, errno, "cannot fork");
+
+ case 0: /* Child. */
+ execl (MVDIR, "mvdir", from, to, (char *) 0);
+ error (255, errno, "cannot run `%s'", MVDIR);
+
+ default: /* Parent. */
+ while (wait (&status) != pid)
+ /* Do nothing. */ ;
+
+ errno = 0; /* mvdir printed the system error message. */
+ if (status)
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ if (link (from, to))
+ return -1;
+ if (unlink (from) && errno != ENOENT)
+ {
+ unlink (to);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+ return 0;
+}