Is there a way that I can swap file names using perl? Heres an example:
*Two files: A and B
*B is a temp file and A is the final file
*My program updates file A; writes new content to the file
*Then I want to rename file B->A and A->B
This may seem weird but I am working with a program that reads in location data then displays objects using GIS. I can't seem to get the program to update a very dynamic object (refreshed every second), the problem is that the object keeps disappearing. I don't think that simple typing rename (file stuff) will work cause once you name B to A, then A already exists. I hope you get the gist. Any ideas?

In reply to Swapping Files by deadpickle

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