Moves a file or directory, even across devices.
src
<String>
dest
<String>
options
<Object>
overwrite
<boolean>
: overwrite existing file or directory, default isfalse
.
callback
<Function>
err
<Error>
const fs = require('fs-extra')
const src = '/tmp/file.txt'
const dest = '/tmp/this/path/does/not/exist/file.txt'
// With a callback:
fs.move(src, dest, err => {
if (err) return console.error(err)
console.log('success!')
})
// With Promises:
fs.move(src, dest)
.then(() => {
console.log('success!')
})
.catch(err => {
console.error(err)
})
// With async/await:
async function example (src, dest) {
try {
await fs.move(src, dest)
console.log('success!')
} catch (err) {
console.error(err)
}
}
example(src, dest)
Using overwrite
option
const fs = require('fs-extra')
fs.move('/tmp/somedir', '/tmp/may/already/exist/somedir', { overwrite: true }, err => {
if (err) return console.error(err)
console.log('success!')
})