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Java » File Input Output » File CommandsScreenshots 
Rename a file in Java
   

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import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Rename a file in Java
 
 @author Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.com/
 @version $Id: Rename.java,v 1.4 2004/02/09 03:33:47 ian Exp $
 */
public class Rename {
  public static void main(String[] argvthrows IOException {

    // Construct the file object. Does NOT create a file on disk!
    File f = new File("Rename.java~")// backup of this source file.

    // Rename the backup file to "junk.dat"
    // Renaming requires a File object for the target.
    f.renameTo(new File("junk.dat"));
  }
}



           
         
    
    
  
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