<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Built-In Commands - rename manual page</TITLE></HEAD><BODY> <H3><A NAME="M2">NAME</A></H3> rename - Rename or delete a command <H3><A NAME="M3">SYNOPSIS</A></H3> <B>rename </B><I>oldName newName</I><BR> <H3><A NAME="M4">DESCRIPTION</A></H3> Rename the command that used to be called <I>oldName</I> so that it is now called <I>newName</I>. If <I>newName</I> is an empty string then <I>oldName</I> is deleted. <I>oldName</I> and <I>newName</I> may include namespace qualifiers (names of containing namespaces). If a command is renamed into a different namespace, future invocations of it will execute in the new namespace. The <B>rename</B> command returns an empty string as result. <H3><A NAME="M5">SEE ALSO</A></H3> <B><A HREF="../TkCmd/namespace.htm">namespace</A></B>, <B><A HREF="../TkCmd/proc.htm">proc</A></B> <H3><A NAME="M6">KEYWORDS</A></H3> <A href="../Keywords/C.htm#command">command</A>, <A href="../Keywords/D.htm#delete">delete</A>, <A href="../Keywords/N.htm#namespace">namespace</A>, <A href="../Keywords/R.htm#rename">rename</A> <HR><PRE> <A HREF="../copyright.htm">Copyright</A> © 1993 The Regents of the University of California. <A HREF="../copyright.htm">Copyright</A> © 1994-1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc. <A HREF="../copyright.htm">Copyright</A> © 1995-1997 Roger E. Critchlow Jr.</PRE> </BODY></HTML>