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class method

File.rename

File.rename(old_name, new_name) → 0

Renames the given file to the new name. Raises a SystemCallError if the file cannot be renamed.

Example
File.rename("afile", "afile.bak")   #=> 0
See also .realpath .setgid? .realdirpath .setuid? also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.0