###### (This is the documentation for SDL3, which is under heavy development and the API is changing! [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/) is the current stable version!)
# SDL_RenamePath

Rename a file or directory.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_filesystem.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_filesystem.h)

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_RenamePath(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath);

```

## Function Parameters

|                 |              |
| --------------- | ------------ |
| **oldpath**     | the old path |
| **newpath**     | the new path |

## Return Value

Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.

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