moveB'File -- Move or copy files.

Synopsis

Usage:

moveB'File(s,f,n)
Inputs:
- s, a string, A string giving a directory.
- f, a string, A name of a file.
- s, a string, A new name for the file.
Optional inputs:
- CopyB'File => ..., default value false, an optional argument to specify whether make a copy of the file.
- MoveToDirectory => ..., default value null
- SubFolder => ..., default value null

This function takes the file f in the directory s and renames it to n.

i1 : writeParameterFile(storeBM2Files,{2,3,5,7});

i2 : fileExists(storeBM2Files|"/final_parameters")

o2 = true

i3 : moveB'File(storeBM2Files,"final_parameters","start_parameters")

i4 : fileExists(storeBM2Files|"/final_parameters")

o4 = false

i5 : fileExists(storeBM2Files|"/start_parameters")

o5 = true

i6 : moveB'File(storeBM2Files,"start_parameters","backup",CopyB'File=>true)

i7 : fileExists(storeBM2Files|"/start_parameters")

o7 = true

i8 : fileExists(storeBM2Files|"/backup")

o8 = true

The options MoveToDirectory and SubFolder give greater control for where to move the file.

i9 : Dir1 = temporaryFileName();

i10 : makeDirectory Dir1

i11 : writeParameterFile(storeBM2Files,{2,3,5,7});

i12 : moveB'File(storeBM2Files,"final_parameters","start_parameters",MoveToDirectory=>Dir1)

i13 : fileExists(Dir1|"/start_parameters")

o13 = true

i14 : makeDirectory (storeBM2Files|"/Dir2")

i15 : writeParameterFile(storeBM2Files,{2,3,5,7});

i16 : moveB'File(storeBM2Files,"final_parameters","start_parameters",SubFolder=>"Dir2")

i17 : fileExists(storeBM2Files|"/Dir2/start_parameters")

o17 = true