Move File in Node.js
Move a file in Node.js and handle non-existent directories and different mount points.
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import path from 'node:path';import fs from 'node:fs/promises';export async function moveFile(oldPath, newPath) { // Create the destination directory if it doesn't exist await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(newPath), { recursive: true }); try { // Rename the file (move it to the new directory) await fs.rename(oldPath, newPath); } catch (error) { // Handle different mount points if (error.code === 'EXDEV') { // Copy the file as a fallback await fs.copyFile(oldPath, newPath); // Remove the old file await fs.unlink(oldPath); } else { throw error; } }}
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