NAME

xt_mv() - Library function equivalent of xt_mv(1)

LIBRARY

#include <xtend/file.h>
-lxtend

SYNOPSIS

#include <unistd.h>
#include "file.h"
int     xt_mv(const char *src, const char *dest)

ARGUMENTS

src     Original filename
dest    New filename

DESCRIPTION

Move file from pathname src to pathname dest. First attempt to rename using rename(3). This will fail if src and dest are in different filesystems. Then attempt to copy the file using xt_fast_cp(3), an optimized cross-filesystem file copy routine.

RETURN VALUES

0 on success, otherwise error code from fastcp(3)

EXAMPLES

char    *old_name, char *new_name;
if ( xt_mv(old_name, new_name) != 0 )
{


    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to move %s to %s.n", old_name, new_name);


    ...
}