Java I/O How to - Rename a file or directory

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Question

We would like to know how to rename a file or directory.

Answer

import java.io.File;
public class MainClass {
  public static void main(String[] a) {
    File file = new File("c:\\text.txt");
    file.renameTo(new File("c:\\text.txt.bak"));
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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