Is rename() atomic?

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Yes and no.

rename() is atomic assuming the OS does not crash. It cannot be split by any other filesystem op.

If the system crashes you might see a ln() operation instead.

Also note, when operating on a network filesystem, you might get ENOENT when the operation succeeded successfully. Local filesystem can’t do that to you.

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