Renaming Files and Directories

To rename a file or directory on the remote system, locate and select (highlight) the file or directory that you would like to rename and do any one of the following:

• Select Remote File -> Rename... menu item from the menu bar
• Press on the   in the tool bar
• Press Ctrl + R (Command + R on Mac OS X) on your key board
• Right click on the file or directory that you would like to rename and select Rename... from the context menu

When you do any of the above actions, a new dialog titled Rename Remote File or Directory is displayed allowing you to specify a new name.

From
Enter the name of the file or directory that you would like to rename.

If you have selected a file or directory in the remote pane before opening the Rename Remote File or Directory dialog, the From field is pre-populated with the selected object's name.

To
Enter the new name for the file or directory that you are renaming.

Rename
Clicking on this button would rename (or try to rename) the file or directory and closes the Rename Remote File or Directory dialog.

Cancel
Clicking this button would discard the input you have provided and closes the Rename Remote File or Directory dialog.

Help
Clicking this button displays this help topic.

In the From and To fields, you may enter absolute or relative path names. Below are a few examples to demonstrate how the rename works based on the input you provide. All examples assume that your current working directory is set to /wd.

Example 1
If you enter old.txt in the From field and new.txt in the To field, the file /wd/old.txt will be renamed to /wd/new.txt.

Example 2
If you enter old.txt in the From field and subDir/new.txt in the To field, the file /wd/old.txt will be renamed to /wd/subDir/new.txt. In this case, the file is actually moved to another directory. Make sure that the directory /wd/subDir exists in order for this to work.

Example 3
If you enter /dir1/sample.txt in the From field and /dir2/sample.txt in the To field, the file sample.txt will be moved from /dir1 to /dir2.

All the above examples would work well even with directories; i.e. you can rename or move directories just the same way as you could with files.