C# FileInfo MoveTo

Description

FileInfo MoveTo Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the option to specify a new file name.

Syntax

FileInfo.MoveTo has the following syntax.

public void MoveTo(
  string destFileName
)

Parameters

FileInfo.MoveTo has the following parameters.

• destFileName - The path to move the file to, which can specify a different file name.

Returns

FileInfo.MoveTo method returns

Example

The following example demonstrates moving a file to a different location and renaming the file.

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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Security.AccessControl;

class FileExample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        string FileName = @"c:\MyTest.txt";
        FileInfo fInfo = new FileInfo(FileName);
        fInfo.MoveTo(@"c:\a\MyTest.txt");

    }
}