rename

Syntax

rename oldname newname

View

SFTP client view

Default level

3: Manage level

Parameters

oldname: Specifies the name of an existing file or directory.

newname: Specifies the new name for the file or directory.

Description

Use rename to change the name of a file or directory on an SFTP server.

Examples

# Change the name of a file on the SFTP server from temp1.c to temp2.c.

sftp-client> rename temp1.c temp2.c
File successfully renamed