#### 11.2.8 rename-package [Function]

`rename-package` package new-name &optional new-nicknames ⇒ package-object

#### Arguments and Values::

package—a package designator.

new-name—a package designator.

new-nicknames—a list of string designators. The default is the empty list.

package-object—the renamed package object.

#### Description::

Replaces the name and nicknames of package. The old name and all of the old nicknames of package are eliminated and are replaced by new-name and new-nicknames.

The consequences are undefined if new-name or any new-nickname conflicts with any existing package names.

#### Examples::

     (make-package 'temporary :nicknames '("TEMP")) ⇒  #<PACKAGE "TEMPORARY">
     (rename-package 'temp 'ephemeral) ⇒  #<PACKAGE "EPHEMERAL">
     (package-nicknames (find-package 'ephemeral)) ⇒  ()
     (find-package 'temporary) ⇒  NIL
     (rename-package 'ephemeral 'temporary '(temp fleeting))
    ⇒  #<PACKAGE "TEMPORARY">
     (package-nicknames (find-package 'temp)) ⇒  ("TEMP" "FLEETING")

#### See Also::

make-package