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# alter_directory

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/alter_directory.rs#L21-L32)
pub async fn [alter\_directory](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/alter-directory.md#method.alter_directory)( \&self, directory\_name: [String](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/string/struct.String.html), directory\_updates\_map: [HashMap](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/collections/hash/map/struct.HashMap.html)\<[String](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/string/struct.String.html), [String](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/string/struct.String.html)>, ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[AlterDirectoryResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterDirectoryResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Alter an existing directory in KiFSAlters an existing directory in KiFS.

##### Arguments

<ul>
  <li>`directory_name` - Name of the directory in KiFS to be altered.</li>
  <li>`directory_updates_map` - Map containing the properties of the directory to be altered. Error if empty.</li>
</ul>

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/alter_directory.rs#L45-L63)
pub async fn [alter\_directory\_with\_opts](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/alter-directory.md#method.alter_directory_with_opts)( \&self, directory\_name: [String](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/string/struct.String.html), directory\_updates\_map: [HashMap](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/collections/hash/map/struct.HashMap.html)\<[String](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/string/struct.String.html), [String](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/string/struct.String.html)>, options: [AlterDirectoryRequestOptions](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterDirectoryRequestOptions.md), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[AlterDirectoryResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterDirectoryResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Alter an existing directory in KiFSAlters an existing directory in KiFS.

##### Arguments

<ul>
  <li>`directory_name` - Name of the directory in KiFS to be altered.</li>
  <li>`directory_updates_map` - Map containing the properties of the directory to be altered. Error if empty.</li>
  <li>`options` - The optional parameters; any left unset take the server’s defaults.</li>
</ul>

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/alter_directory.rs#L66-L77)
pub async fn [alter\_directory\_raw](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/alter-directory.md#method.alter_directory_raw)( \&self, request: &[AlterDirectoryRequest](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterDirectoryRequest.md), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[AlterDirectoryResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterDirectoryResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Sends a pre-built [`AlterDirectoryRequest`](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterDirectoryRequest) to the `/alter/directory` endpoint.

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/alter_directory.rs#L81-L93)
pub async fn [alter\_directory\_from\_url](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/alter-directory.md#method.alter_directory_from_url)( \&self, url: &[str](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/primitive.str.html), request: &[AlterDirectoryRequest](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterDirectoryRequest.md), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[AlterDirectoryResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterDirectoryResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Sends a pre-built [`AlterDirectoryRequest`](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterDirectoryRequest) to a specific worker URL, bypassing HA head-node selection. Used for multi-head access.


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