How to move a file using Java

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How to move one file (eg. .txt or .jpg) to one particular folder in Java? I want line by line explanation. I know InputStream and OutputStream read from InputStream and write to OutputStream. But how do they take bytes etc.? Any ideas?

I don't want to try myself but I want you to do it with line by line explanation. — Jan Zyka, May 12 '11 at 15:34
you are telling us to do your homework! won't help in exams! ;) — Bhushan, May 12 '11 at 15:36
Duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/300559/move-copy-file-operations-in-java — GreenMatt, May 12 '11 at 15:47

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 12 '11 at 15:23

You wouldn't do it by reading/writing the contents of the file. Look at the File Javadoc. You can use the File class to rename and move individual files at a file level -- without having to access the contents of the files. In particular, see the renameTo and mkdirs methods of File.

How to move a file using Java

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