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title	id	weight	draft	author
file_move	file_move	80	false	people

NAME

file_move

move a file from one directory to another

local df = require "lib/dtutils.file"
local result = df.file_move(fromFile, toFile)

fromFile - string - name of the original file
toFile - string - the new file location and name

Move a file from one place to another. Try a succession of methods from builtin to operating system to a pure lua solution.

result - boolean - nil on error, some value on success