rename

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

Syntax

rename old-name new-name

Views

SFTP client view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

mdc-admin

Parameters

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

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

Examples

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

sftp> dir
aa.pub  temp1.c
sftp> rename temp1.c temp2.c
sftp> dir
aa.pub  temp2.c