[−][src]Function fs_extra::file::move_file

pub fn move_file<P, Q>(from: P, to: Q, options: &CopyOptions) -> Result<u64> where
    P: AsRef<Path>,
    Q: AsRef<Path>, 

Moves file from one place to another. This function will also copy the permission bits of the original file to the destination file.

Errors

This function will return an error in the following situations, but is not limited to just these cases:

  • This from path is not a file.
  • This from file does not exist.
  • The current process does not have the permission rights to access from or write to.

Example

ⓘThis example is not tested
extern crate fs_extra;
use fs_extra::file::move_file;

let options = CopyOptions::new(); //Initialize default values for CopyOptions
move_file("dir1/foo.txt", "dir2/foo.txt", &options)?; // Move dir1/foo.txt to dir2/foo.txt