[Geany] A way to rename files

[Frank Lanitz]

On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:31:25 +0200
Thomas Martitz <thomas.martitz at student.HTW-Berlin.de> wrote:

> Frank Lanitz schrieb:
> > On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:23:17 +0200
> > Thomas Martitz <thomas.martitz at student.HTW-Berlin.de> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> Frank Lanitz schrieb:
> >>     
> >>> This will not solve the issues with renaming, but maybe make the other
> >>> things much easier ;) 
> >>>       
> >> The point was that he doesn't need to rename with a SCM/VCS.
> >>     
> >
> > If I understood the OP correct, goal was to just simple rename a file.
> > E.g. from foo.c to baa.c. This cannot be solved by using a VCS. Of
> > course, foo.rc2.c to foo.final.c is a case for a VCS - I recommend
> > geanyVC for this task as backend. ;)
> >
> > Regards, 
> > Frank
> >   
> 
> And he renames "to keep a successive record.", 

I thought this was only connected to the save as. 

> which is IIUC to archive 
> successful code before doing dangerous stuff.

True. Anyway, I guess we can have as a conclusion: 
- Renaming is possible by using the save as function
- Keeping versions of files should be done via a version controll
system as svn, git, cvs, .... 

Regards, 
Frank
-- 
Frank Lanitz <frank at frank.uvena.de>