In the Go language, you are allowed to rename and move the existing file to a new path with the help of the Rename() method. This method is used to rename and move a file from the old path to the new path.
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- If the given new path already exists and it is not in a directory, then this method will replace it. But OS-specific restrictions may apply when the given old path and the new path are in different directories.
- If the given path is incorrect, then it will throw an error of type *LinkError.
- It is defined under the os package so, you have to import os package in your program for accessing Remove() function.
func Rename(old_path, new_path string) errorExample 1:
// Go program to illustrate how to rename
// and move a file in default directory
package main
import (
"log"
"os"
)
func main() {
// Rename and Remove a file
// Using Rename() function
Original_Path := "GeeksforGeeks.txt"
New_Path := "gfg.txt"
e := os.Rename(Original_Path, New_Path)
if e != nil {
log.Fatal(e)
}
}
// Go program to illustrate how to rename
// and remove a file in the new directory
package main
import (
"log"
"os"
)
func main() {
// Rename and Remove a file
// Using Rename() function
Original_Path := "/Users/anki/Documents/new_folder/GeeksforGeeks.txt"
New_Path := "/Users/anki/Documents/new_folder/myfolder/gfg.txt"
e := os.Rename(Original_Path, New_Path)
if e != nil {
log.Fatal(e)
}
}
