renameTo

To rename a file , use the renameTo method in java.io.File.

package com.turreta.file.rename;

import java.io.File;

public class RenameMyFile {

    public static boolean renameFile(String src, String dest) {
        File currentFileName = new File(src);
        File newFileName = new File(dest);
        return currentFileName.renameTo(newFileName);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        if (renameFile("C:/password.txt", "C:/backup-password.txt")) {
            System.out.println("Successfully renamed file");
        } else {
            System.out.println("Unable to rename file");
        }
    }
}

package com.turreta.file.rename;

import java.io.File;

public class RenameMyFile {

public static boolean renameFile(String src, String dest) {

File currentFileName = new File(src);

File newFileName = new File(dest);

return currentFileName.renameTo(newFileName);

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

if (renameFile("C:/password.txt", "C:/backup-password.txt")) {

System.out.println("Successfully renamed file");

} else {

System.out.println("Unable to rename file");

}

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