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Old 01-24-2006
Renaming an executable file

HI

How to rename an executable file in unix
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Old 01-24-2006
Hi,

I guess this can be done as follows

cp old_executable new_executable

and if you dont need the old executable do as follows

mv old_executable new_executable

Tell me if this works for u

cheers,
Gaurav

Last edited by gauravgoel; 01-24-2006 at 09:13 AM..
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Old 01-24-2006
in case of renaming

mv would come into action

rather than a cp and rm
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Old 01-24-2006
mv working fine.

thanks 4 ur help
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